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Duch had murdered 20 000 Cambodians Le Duc Tho had killed 460 000 Cambodians Henry Kissinger had killed 600 000 Cambodians all civilians 1969-1975 2. 11 march 2011 in Japan 'We have been betrayed': Mayor of town near stricken Japanese nuclear plant claims his people have been 'abandoned' By David Jones Last updated at 2:07 AM on 18th March 2011 'We've been left to die': Minamisoma's mayor Katsunobu Sakarai told the BBC his people felt alone and in danger The voice on the phone was calm and dignified, as befitted a proud Japanese mayor, yet this somehow made his fury more forceful. Hours after the tsunami struck, Katsunobu Sakurai told me, he had sought advice from the government on whether to evacuate the 71,000 people in his city, which is just 12 miles downwind of the Fukushima nuclear plant. At first ministerial officials simply ignored his calls. When he did manage to speak to them, they assured him there was no cause for concern; a message he accepted and dutifully relayed. He had toed the line because that is what Japan's civic leaders invariably do. But yesterday, far too late, the mayor of Minamisoma finally realised that he had been deceived, at best, and perhaps even lied to. 'Of course I am angry,' he told me through an interpreter yesterday. 'I was ignored and then badly misled, and as a result the people were abandoned here to die. 'But I was the one who told them it was safe to stay, and now I have decided that I must be the last person to leave this city. I have been in my office since last Friday, and I won't go until the last person has left safely.' For a city mayor to voice such sentiments at a time when his countrymen are being urged to stand together in the face of Armageddon is tantamount to mutiny. He may not be the last to turn on prime minister Naoto Kan and his government as their platitudes and misinformation test the admirable forbearance of the Japanese public to its limits. Even as foreign embassies urged their subjects to flee the country and international experts warned that Japan faces the world's worst nuclear disaster, the Tokyo cabinet blithely played down the crisis. As a result, many people here no longer know who or what to believe. As they hunker down in their homes and wait, this heightens their anxiety. Cut adrift: Local residents look at debris brought by the huge tsunami in Minamisoma, before the exclusion zone was brought in Survivor: Hiromitsu Shinkawa, who is from Minamisoma, was found floating ten miles from shore on his house roof Desperate plight: Although many buildings were left standing, the town has still been devastated by last Friday's tsunami Enlarge Safe? This map shows cities within the evacuation zones surrounding Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant Nowhere is there more terror than in Minamisoma, a tsunami-ravaged coastal city whose outskirts are within sight of the smoke clouds billowing eerily from the nuclear plant. Yesterday, as the mayor finally woke up to the truth of his citizens' predicament and urged them to leave, they began abandoning the city by any available means. By last night more than half the population had packed as much as they could carry and fled, jostling for places on buses sent not by the shamefaced government, of course, but by nearby local authorities. The fortunate ones will be billeted indefinitely on the floor of school gyms and town halls – and with more than half a million now homeless these shelters are rapidly deteriorating into freezing, unsanitary hell-holes. With their delayed exit, the people of Minamisoma are at the back of the queue, and now face years of uncertainty about the long-term health effects of being left near the critically overheated plant for so many days. But, as Mr Katsunobu told me, it should never have been like this. 'I kept trying to clarify our situation, and when the government finally contacted me their advice kept changing,' he said. Teamwork: Japanese Self-Defence Force soldiers clear away toppled trees as they continue the search for survivors in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture A British rescue team carry the body of an unidentified woman to a Japanese emergency services checkpoint after recovering her from a destroyed house in Kamaishi 'On March 12, one day after the tsunami, we were assured that only those living within 10km [six miles] of the plant were at risk. They gave the impression it was nothing special. 'On March 14 this was extended to 20km [12 miles] – but as our city hall is 25km away, we thought we were safe. 'Now they have made it wider again, to 30km [18 miles], so that our city is inside the exclusion zone – but some experts believe that even this is not nearly enough.' He began to suspect officials were deceiving him when members of the Jieitat, the government-run civil defence force began to evacuate. Ministry officials said it was a routine measure. 'But people saw this and many started panicking,' he said. 'Who could blame them? They had endured a terrible tsunami, in which more than 1,000 have probably died here, and now they feared a nuclear disaster. Horrifying: An aerial shot shows the devastated centre of Wakuya. A boat sits on top of a building at the centre of the picture Kenji Sugawara (left), with a photo of his missing wife, searches for her through the remains of the devastated city of Otsuchi: A Japanese Self Defence Force soldier prays before removing the body of a tsunami victim 'We had a public meeting to debate whether we should stay or go – and I said we should go. To ask people to leave their homes is a big decision, and I hurt for them, but I'm sure it is the right thing to do.' Before ending our call, however, the mayor was at pains to deliver a hopeful message. 'If anything good can come of this terrible time for Japan, it might be that people in big cities question their lifestyle, which relies so much on the electric power provided by nuclear plants in little places such as ours,' he said. 'I hope that it prompts the government to rethink its reliance on nuclear energy, too.' And when, God willing, Japan emerges from these dark days, perhaps the government will learn that it pays to tell the truth. After the tsunami, the snow: This aerial view shows how the devastated town of Minamisanriku in the prefecture Miyagi was dusted in white falling a snowfall Japanese firefighters gently lower the body of a victim from a two-storey house in Kamaishi (left) while the devastation is too much for one man after he collected his belongings in Otsuchi Heartbreak with no end: A man cries next to his destroyed house where his dead mother is still buried in the rubble in Onagawa Road to hell: An aerial view of the devastated town of Wakuya, Japan, (left) while this image, right, taken by a student from the top of his school shows how the tsunami swamped the town of Wakabayashi Comments (34) Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not add your thoughts below, or debate this issue live on our message boards. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Harden your hearts and remember the Burma Railway. - Utgardlok, Khobar, KSA, 17/3/2011 16:57 Im sorry but these people are human beings as we all are ,and they are suffering the most terrible pain and hardship.They cannot be made to suffer because of history.One of the good things i have seen in all this tragedy is the efforts made by many countries to help them.Thats what we as people are meant to do - nanna, w yks, 18/3/2011 00:18 Click to rate Rating 31 Report abuse The reason we built all this technology was to live better. Let's send every ship necessary to rescue everyone. - John Brittingham, Mendocino,California, 17/3/2011 23:57 Click to rate Rating 26 Report abuse What utter heartbreak and sorrow these poor people have to endure. My heart truly goes out to them, I cannot even imagine their pain. My prayers and thoughts are with them. - Daisy, Naples USA, 17/3/2011 23:20 Click to rate Rating 35 Report abuse Yes and our goverment would be just the same Sadie, Manchester has it bang on. These people should leave and tell them where to go if they don't like it. - Marie, Lancs, 17/3/2011 22:33 Click to rate Rating 11 Report abuse I agree that events that occurred long ago in WWII have no bearing on how we should treat our very good friends the Japanese today. 18th century Britain was no friend of ours, but yet during WWII we sacrificed a large amount of manpower, lives & treasure to help them defeat the German Nazis in WWII. Few if any could say we regret it and I do not doubt we would do the same again to help our friends. This tragedy is heartbreaking and I hope that the funds we send to the Japanese through the Red Cross and Salvation Army get the the people as quickly as possible. Remarks politicizing this tragedy are absurd and unwelcome. - evb, usa, 17/3/2011 22:24 Click to rate Rating 26 Report abuse I think of these people every day, & hope that they have not been forgotten about. They must be running out of food/water and I can only imagine how they are coping mentally.... wondering what to do. To stay? and risk meltdown, or go and risk some radiation contamination. I am praying for all the people effected by this natural disaster, but especially those people trapped so close to this nuclear nightmare. They need to be told bluntly the truth of the risks of staying or leaving - so they can decide whether to stay or go in case of meltdown.... in fact, the whole world needs to be told the truth about the risks. They say just 48 hours away from another Chernobyl, but if the worst comes to the worst in 48 hours then what can the residents of Japan and the rest of the world REALLY expect. What does this mean in simple, truthful terms?? - Sam , London, 17/3/2011 22:20 Click to rate Rating 11 Report abuse Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367208/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Mayor-claims-people-abandoned.html#ixzz1GvFdZtzu Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:03:52 -0700 Subject: Sdach OV Bankoeut Prittikar 18 Mina (by Hin Sithan) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Please see attachment. thanks, V.S. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
