Disaster Information
- Pictures taken from Self-Defense Force's helicopter -

An aerial view in the direction from Kitakama to Sendai Airport. Most of the roughly 100 houses in Kitakama area were washed away. Some houses still keep the original shape.

Sendai Airport terminal building and the platform of the Sendai Airport Access Railway covered with the tented roof, as seen next to the terminal building.

Sendai Airport runway.
Right after the tsunami attack, the entire airport was flooded. Now that the water is drained out and debris are removed, the runway is in a functional condition. On the other hand, the flight control system is totally damaged, and only the aircrafts of US Force and Japan Self-Defense Force are currently using the airport.

An aerial view of Yuriage, the most devastated area in Natori city, in the direction from south to north. The Teizan Canal, cut over 400 years ago, is seen in the middle. The right side of the canal is Yuriage 6-chome, and the left side is Yuriage 7-chome.

Yuriage is a densely populated area. The nursing home Urayasu is seen in the front. After the tsunami attack, the area was flooded and the nursing home was isolated for 4 days. Most of the houses in the area in this photo were washed away.

Yuriage 1-chome was not as badly damaged as other Yuriage areas. The concrete building in the center is a sake brewery's storehouse. Rubbles of the demolished houses can be seen around it.

An aerial view in the direction from Yuriage 1-chome to Yuriage Fishing Port. The damage on the ocean side is worse.

Yuriage 3-chome and 4-chome between Hiroura Bay, left, and the Teizan Canal, right. Most of the houses are washed away by the tsunami. Not even debris is remaining.

Enormously damaged central Yuriage, spread on the both sides of the Teizan Canal. Fujitsuka area in Sendai city, also devastated as badly as Yuriage, can be seen beyond Natori River, running horizontally on the top in this photo.

The nursing home Urayasu on the right side, the facility that was isolated after the tsunami. The left side is the Yuriage Rain Water Pumping Facility. It is out of function, and the drainage of Yuriage area is not possible at the moment.

The upstream from Urayasu. The roads connecting the rice fields stop the drifted debris.

An aerial view of Yuriage in the direction from north to south. The floodgate at the bottom in the photo is the entry point from Natori river to the Teizan Canal. Many bodies and vehicles lie at the bottom of water in this area. Rescue divers have been in search and rescue work since March 19.

The Yuriage Fishing Port at the bottom. The wide roof was washed away. Only the office building and the ruin of the siren tower remained.

Natori river is on the right side. The left side is the central Yuriage. The houses and buildings in the ocean side (towards the bottom) are totally washed away.

Yuriage Junior High School served as a temporary evacuation center. Many cars and fishing boats were swept into the school yard.