Hampir satu tahun berlalu setelah gempa besar menggoncang daerah timur laut Jepang. Indonesia, sebagai negara yang juga sering diguncang gempa dan diserang tsunami, ada baiknya belajar dari bangsa Jepang. Di saat semuanya hancur tak berbekas, ada tangan-tangan yang berpegangan membantu para korban. Bantuan dari luar pun dengan segera disampaikan kepada orang yang membutuhkan. Para pejabat pemerintah setiap hari hampir tidak tidur, karena harus rapat dan membahas langkah kerja rehabilitasi daerah gempa dan tsunami.
Berikut adalah beberapa gambar-gambar yang bisa menggambarkan hasil kerja pemerintah Jepang dalam kurun waktu 1 tahun. Gambar yang menunjukkan keadaan sesaat setelah gempa, dan keadaan sekarang kurang lebih 1 tahun setelahnya. Dari semula penuh sampah dan reruntuhan, sekarang sudah bersih dan siap dibangun kembali. Silahkan melihat.
This combination of pictures shows residents walking on roads covered with mud and debris in a tsunami hit area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 13, 2012 (bottom). March 11, 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming more than 19,000 lives.
This combination of pictures shows people queueing up to buy food at a supermarket in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture on March 14, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 13, 2012 (bottom).
This combination of pictures shows local residents looking at a tsunami hit area of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on March 12, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 11, 2012 (bottom).
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] This combination of pictures shows cars piled up in front of the airport control tower in Sendai on March 14, 2011 (L) after a tsunami hit the region on March 11, 2011 and the same area on January 12, 2012 (R).
This combination of pictures shows a private plane, cars and debris outside Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 (top) two days after a tsunami hit the region on March 11, 2011 and the same area on January 12, 2012 (bottom).
This combination of pictures shows damage caused by the March 11, 2011 tsunami seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on Janury 14, 2012 (bottom).
This combination of pictures shows a fishing boat washed up by the March 11, 2011 tsunami onto on a road in the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 16, 2011 (top) and the same area on January 14, 2012 (bottom).