2011: Tsunami to tornadoes, floods, fires

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2011: Tsunami to tornadoes, floods, fires

 

The tsunami that followed the 9.0-magnitude March 11 earthquake off Japan’s northeastern coast left piles of rubble in Ishinomaki and 10,000 of its residents missing.
 
Today, Japanese Christians are operating a volunteer center in the fishing port to help the survivors recover their lives.
 

What many have called Japan’s triple disaster — the effects of the worst-ever earthquake, tsunami waves that easily scaled manmade defenses and unleashed radiation from a damaged nuclear power plant — was just the beginning of a year full of disasters to which United Methodists gave their money, labor and prayers in organized relief efforts.

 

Drought, combined with political strife, sparked a hunger crisis for some 13 million in the Horn of Africa, while earthquake survivors in Turkey need assistance as winter sets in. Hurricanes, tornados and floods whipped across the United States, setting new records of destruction.

 

Full article at http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5259669&ct=11548563

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