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Japanese quake victims find refuge in a sports hall

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Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, was closest to the epicenter of the March 11 earthquake and suffered the worst damage. Hundreds of people... 16.03.2011, Sputnik International

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Japanese quake victims find refuge in a sports hall

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Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, was closest to the epicenter of the March 11 earthquake and suffered the worst damage. Hundreds of people from Sendai have taken refuge in a school sports hall.

© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankSendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, was closest to the epicenter of the March 11 earthquake and suffered the worst damage. Hundreds of people from Sendai have taken refuge in a school sports hall.

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© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe local authorities organized emergency shelter but they cannot provide earthquake survivors with everything they need. The people taking refuge in the sports hall use every opportunity to find out what is going on outside.

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The local authorities organized emergency shelter but they cannot provide earthquake survivors with everything they need. The people taking refuge in the sports hall use every opportunity to find out what is going on outside.

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Reading newspapers over tea is just about the only thing the shelter residents can do.

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Each resident receives 250 ml of water and two portions of rice with vegetables per day.

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From March 13, all other foods and basic necessities have been distributed only to people over 70 and children under 12.

© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankIn addition, these Sendai survivors are suffering from cold: many emergency shelters are not heated and their residents do not have enough warm clothes.

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In addition, these Sendai survivors are suffering from cold: many emergency shelters are not heated and their residents do not have enough warm clothes.

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The people were given blankets, but they have to sleep on cardboard or right on the floor, so many of them have colds.

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A center that gathers information about the current emergency management is located in the same building.

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Emergency shelters in seven prefectures are now home to 530,000 people, many of them children.

© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankA devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, 373 km north-west of Tokyo, on March 11, 2011. A total of 3,676 people were killed in the earthquake and 7,843 people remain missing.

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A devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, 373 km north-west of Tokyo, on March 11, 2011. A total of 3,676 people were killed in the earthquake and 7,843 people remain missing.