2 missing town workers used their last words to save lives (JAPAN)

[AsahinaKimi]

Yoshio Ide and Keiko Hamana / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers;


MINAMI-SANRIKUCHO, Miyagi--As the March 11 tsunami approached, two town employees in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, stuck to their posts, urging residents to take shelter from the oncoming wave over the public announcement system.

When the waters receded, Takeshi Miura and Miki Endo were nowhere to be found. The two are still missing despite a tireless search by their families.

"A 10-meter tsunami is expected. Please evacuate to higher ground," Miura, 52, said over the loudspeakers on the day. An assistant director of the municipal government's risk management section, he spoke from the office's second-floor booth with Endo at his side.

About 30 minutes later, the huge wave hit land. "Takeshi-san, that's it. Let's get out and get to the roof," one of Miura's colleagues recalled telling him.

"Let me just make one more announcement," Miura told him. The colleague left for the roof and never saw Miura again.

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More heros.. :cry:

[Arctic Dave]

1. Rest in Peace.

Selflessness in the path of destruction. I wish I could say more.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. No need for more words. You said it perfectly.

[Odin2005]

3. RIP.

:cry:

[Old and In the Way]

4. There are probably many hero's on this day whose story will never be told.

But it's nice to see some individual acts of heroism recognized.

[lunatica]

5. Words of gratitude are the only ones for these heroes

They may have saved hundreds of lives.