Huge Tsunamis Attack Sendai City In the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, huge tsunamis with a maximum height of 7.1 m attacked the coastal area of Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture. They inundated an area of more than 45 km2 and caused a heavy loss of life amounting to more than 700 victims (Photos 1 and 2). Having learned from such tsunami disasters, the Sendai City Office has been tasked with the mission "how to protect human life from tsunamis," setting it as a major pillar of the city's reconstruction plan. Under the concept of a multi-faceted defense, diverse countermeasures against tsunamis are being promoted in Sendai City.
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