Demolition of ex-Otsuchi town office bldg. begins

Demolition of ex-Otsuchi town office bldg. begins

MORIOKA, Japan - Demolition works of the former town office building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, begins in full-swing on June 4, 2014 by using heavy machinery. Since opinions of local residents are polarized regarding the demolition of the building, where 40 town officials died due to tsunami in the March 11 devastating earthquake in 2011, part of the building, including the front entrance, will be kept as a relic.

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