Which made the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami all the more shocking. At coastal towns such as Ishinomaki, Kamaishi and Kitakami, huge sea walls that had been built over decades ...

the central government’s initiative to fully cover the construction costs if seawalls are completed within a certain time frame are an opportunity that cannot be missed. The tsunami took a ...

The tsunami also took 5 million tons of debris ... raised their land before building new structures. Others are building seawalls. About 245 miles of seawall structure has been built along the ...

They also provide resistance and can mitigate the impact of tsunami,” Dr Selvam adds. The fisherfolk, on the other hand, demand the construction of rubble-mound seawalls as barriers in all ...