Devastated by 2011 Tsunami, Japan plans to construct sea wall for protection

#seawall #japan #tsunami When Tsunami struck Japan in 2011, it led to destruction of much of the country’s northeastern coast and the authorities now plan to ward off future disasters of this nature by constructing a nearly 250-mile long chain of cement sea walls. These walls would be nearly five stories high at some places.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 22 March 2015.
It will cost nearly $6.8-billion to build and critics feel that such walls would not just damage the marine ecology and scenery but also act as a hindrance to vital fisheries. Moreover, such walls would do precious little to protect residents – they are supposed to relocate to higher ground.
However, those who support the move feel the sea walls are a necessary evil – it would provide jobs for some, at least for a time.
Incidentally, a 7.2-meter (24-foot) -high sea wall had been built years earlier to help stave off erosion of Iwanuma's beaches. It also had thin pine trees planted along the coast. In spite of that, the tsunami swept up to 5-Km inland and passengers and staff watched from the upper floors and roof of the airport as the waves carried off cars, buildings and aircraft. It also smashed most of the homes in densely populated suburbs near the beach.

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