The ghost in my hair
After the tsunami hit Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India in December 2004, I was glued to CNN for days, I bought Time and Newsweek, I constantly checked for updates
November 3, 2019
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After the tsunami hit Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India in December 2004, I was glued to CNN for days, I bought Time and Newsweek, I constantly checked for updates
It doesn’t seem like anything remotely close to a reunion would transpire as bodies of the dead pile up in “Reunion” (“Itai Asu e no Tokakan”), last year’s Japanese film release which tackles events based on the aftermath of the Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011. It is one of the 16 contemporary films in this year’s Eiga Sai, with theme focusing on family.
In 2005, three months after the deadly tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries, I was sent to Thailand to cover its relief and recovery efforts.
After the earthquake and tsunami hit the eastern coast of Japan in March 2011, the country didn’t just want to reconstruct; it wanted to improve.
“The Japanese government has been heavily criticized for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. But has anyone ever thought of telling the story of the positive contribution of technology to the disaster?” said filmmaker Hiroshi Nakazawa.
LAST MARCH’S devastating earthquake and tsunami shocked the world. Among those affected were Filipinos who lived within the hazard zone of the nuclear power plants which suffered meltdown. They had
The ocean recedes, the seabed appears, the seawater boils, and a big wave rears its towering cowl, and heads for the land: it covers the surf, and covers the sand.
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