Home » The Voice of FUKUSHIMA: A Cry from the Heart – Ground Zero 02: Tsunami and Worse

Unaware that the M 9.0 megaquake of March 11, 2011 was just the beginning of it all Yogan Baum narrowly escapes the ensuing tsunami. Wandering around his little village in search of his wife he slowly realizes the really, really bad news is still to come.

Early the next morning, the Chinooks flying north overhead tell their own story. By nine o’clock, Yogan is reunited with his wife, and the flight from Fukushima is on. Japan is on the brink, and the whole world is watching Fukushima Dai-ichi.

An odyssey of three days on the road leads to various insights but no conclusion. An angry voice, however, offers a different kind of clarity.

Soon, two of the 200 passengers aboard ANA 1516 watch Fukushima Airport fall away beneath them — overcrowded, yet otherwise desolate, like the smoldering deck of a doomed aircraft carrier. Snacks are already being served.

ISBN 9781370042821