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Disaster Area InformationReport| A few records of the ravages of Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake | ||
 JR Shinkansen "Toki" derailed (Photo by Kyodo News 10.24.2004) |
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| Thousands of houses destroyed by landslides (Photo by Kyodo News 10.24.2004) |
Yamakoshi Village almost submerged (Photo by Kyodo News 11.4.2004) |
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| Where the "Minagawa" family was buried |
people wanting water | Hundreds of people living like this |
| tragedy for Nishikigoi | ||
 An impact so strong that it destroyed Koi ponds |
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| almost all Koi ponds are like this | Millions of Koi swallowed by the cracks | |
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| A breeder's broken house with Koi ponds | Almost all in-house ponds are like this | Nishikigoi "tosai" carcass everywhere |
| Scene of Nishikigoi rescued | ||
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| helicopter landed near damaged area | loading "oyagoi"(1) | loading "oyagoi"(2) |
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| transfered to safe area | from light truck to water tank | moving to water tank carefully |
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| rescued Oyagoi of "Showa" and "Shiroutsuri" | Caring Koi is family's task | completed today's work |
| hope for future | ||
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| Nishikigoi producers will develop new ponds utilizing the flat field like this. | ||
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