Red jacket volunteers active in the devastated area

Publicado: 6 Abril 2011
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April 1.



Today’s work was to carry out damaged dirty furniture with mud, and clean in some houses, which was physically tougher work than imagination. Helmets, caps, cotton work gloves, towels, masks protecting from dust and asbestos are provided. I think we need safety shoes and waterproof clothes.



Bro. Kato, President of ICTJ came to the volunteers’ base camp to cheer us up.



Volunteers sleep in a hall together.

After hard work, we could take a bath in a sports club nearby.





April 2



Muscle pain!





We cleaned a house with other local volunteers. Wet straw mats were very heavy, maybe weighs more than 100kg? On the bus, it was announced that we will move to another area tomorrow. The only little pleasure for us is taking a bath.







April 3.



We were going to Ishinomaki Area but it was taking time due to the traffic jam.

We were at a loss for words to see that heavily damaged placed and extraordinary views there. It also smelled very badly partly because of chemical materials, papers and logs outflowed from a paper mill!







Today we were asked by the owner of a house to rip up floorboards and scoop up mud.







Disappointed that the sports club’s bathroom was already closed when we came back to the base camp and we had to go to a distant public bathhouse.











April 4.



Today is a off day to wash our own clothes and rest up for tomorrow. We were taken to a hot spring “Onsen” to relax.













April 5.



We were surprised to see the amount of very badly smelling sludge and rubbish. But working together with a high school’s baseball team members cheered us up and we could meet the owner’s request.

However, one of the students in another group was injured with a sharp farm tool. We have to be very careful in ensuring safety.















A dead cow was washed ashore. As we saw too many shocking views, I am afraid my senses might go numb.