long term people

• economy

  World Bank estimates event cost $235 billion US dollar

  • most expensive natural disaster in history
  • 5 years to rebuild
• transport

  suffered huge disruptions

  • sections of tohoku expressway damaged
  • sendai hit by tsunami wave
  • 4 trains derailed
  • 1,100 sections of rail like needed repaired
• rebuilding

  Japan Move Forward Committee proposed adults and young teens could help rebuild parts of japan that were devastated