Japan's PM Visit Tsunami Disaster Areas

Prime Minister Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA - Prime Minister (PM) of Japan Naoto Kan forthe first time to visit areas devastated by the earthquake that accompanied the tsunami in Rikuzetakata. The city is reportedly 2000 people dead or missing.

Kan who use helicopters during this visit, also had stopped near Fukushima Prefecture.
His arrival to Fukushima in order to show support to the rescuers who sacrificed their lives to prevent leakage from nuclear power plants (NPP) Fukushima.

In Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, about 1000 people were confirmed dead while another stated approximately 1300 are still missing until now. While rescuers continued to search for victims ofthe earthquake March 11, despite more than four weeks ago an earthquake along the tsunami struck.

Rikuzentakata own city suffered heavy damage. This condition may be seen from the trees and beautiful beaches, now has not looked back after an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale (SR) hit.

While thousands of citizens still seem to survive in sheltersprovided by the government.

When the Fukushima PM Kan had a meeting with local mayorsMegumi Shimanuki. Shimanuki who lost his wife during a disaster March 11, assess the government is too focused on the Fukushima nuclear power plant rather than the victims of the earthquake and tsunami.

"The government is too focused on Fukushima nuclear power plant, not the victims of the tsunami. Both victims of the earthquake and power Fukushima, both need attention," said Shimanuki as quoted by AFP on Saturday (04/02/2011).

Fukushima nuclear power plant itself is rumored to return to experience a leak in one reactor. Radioactive contaminated water reportedly seeped from a cracking reactor. The direct toxic waterflowing into the Pacific Ocean.