As we all know, the 311 earthquake in Japan was not only a disaster for Japan, but also a disaster for the world. Why do you say that? The main reason is that Japan suffered from the 9.0 Earthquake. This disaster also triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The nuclear leakage incident had a great impact on people all over the world, especially those around Japan.
At that time, there were about 22000 victims of the 311 earthquake in Japan. 470000 people were evacuated from their homes because of the nuclear disaster. According to official estimates, 2500 people are still missing, 52000 people are unable to return to their hometown, and about 3000 people live in temporary houses!
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that eight years ago, on March 11, 2011, at about 2:46 p.m. local time, a 9.0 Richter earthquake occurred off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami more than 10 meters high and rushing toward the Northeast Kanto coast of Japan. According to the statistics of Japan's national police agency, as of the end of September last year, the earthquake related death toll was as high as 21231, and the missing number was 2533; 470000 people were forced to evacuate due to the tsunami or Fukushima nuclear disaster, and 52000 people are still unable to return to their homes.
The catastrophe of the earthquake has left many thorny issues. First, affected by the nuclear disaster of Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima nuclear power plant, there are still seven towns and villages in Fukushima Prefecture close to the nuclear power plant, which are listed as the return difficult areas with restricted access.
Among the more than 50000 people who have been displaced, 3000 are still living in temporary houses. The decline in the birth rate and the problem of the elderly living alone have become the biggest hidden worry. Although the completion rate of housing reconstruction of the Japanese government reached more than 98%, and 29212 disaster public housing units have been rebuilt, the land cushion reconstruction plan for some areas including Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate counties has been postponed. According to the Japanese Ministry of rehabilitation, as of last month, there are still 51778 people living in refuge in Japan, although it is much less than the 470000 people after the earthquake Many 'return to difficult areas', but there are still many who are unable to return home.
According to NHK statistics, before the earthquake on March 1, 2011, compared with March 1, 2019, the population of 20 of the 35 autonomous bodies in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima decreased by more than 10%, and the problem of population reduction was serious.
In addition, the NHK report also found that there were 76 cases of "lonely death" last year, indicating that the lonely elderly have become a major concern for the eighth anniversary of the 311 earthquake, and the problem of the elderly living alone is also a major issue.
Eight years after the earthquake in Japan, the Japanese police agency collected statistics on the number of victims as of March 1. In terms of the number of deaths, there were 15897 in 12 Dudao counties and 2533 in 6 counties. The number of deaths increased by two within a year, while the number of missing persons decreased by six.
According to the specific statistics of death toll, there were 4674 in Iwate County, 9542 in Miyagi county and 1614 in Fukushima county. In terms of the number of missing persons, 1114 were found in Iwate Prefecture, 1219 in Miyagi Prefecture and 196 in Fukushima Prefecture.
During this year, the identities of four bodies were confirmed. Although it has been found, the remains of 60 people are still unknown, including 50 in Iwate Prefecture and 10 in Miyagi Prefecture.
As for the nuclear disaster, which has lasted for ten thousand years, polluted water continues to flow out. After the accident of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011, the contaminated soil has been cleaned up almost day and night. The contaminated soil has been piled up near more than 100000 residential areas in Fukushima Prefecture, causing protests. However, the end of the cleaning work seems to be in the distant future.
In addition, the continuous outflow of radioactive sewage is also a difficult problem in the follow-up treatment of nuclear disaster. In order to cool the nuclear fuel of No.1 to No.3 nuclear boiler units in Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, water is injected into the reactor continuously. The radioactive sewage is deposited in the underground of the unit building, and a large amount of radioactive sewage is produced due to the inflow of groundwater from the mountain side.
Now, in addition to absorbing groundwater, the treatment of radioactive sewage also builds frozen soil walls in the surrounding sites to block and reduce the amount of sewage. However, the water storage tanks in the nuclear power plant now contain about 1.12 million tons of treated water. There are 948 storage tanks.
Japan's Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission believes that the treated water should be discharged into the sea. However, in August last year, local fishing organizations such as Fukushima Prefecture objected that they would suffer bad rumors again. Therefore, the final disposal method has not yet been decided.