THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 13, 2022 at 18:34 JST
A fire truck guides local residents during evacuation measures taken in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, after a tsunami alert was issued following the massive eruption of an undersea volcano near Tonga on Jan. 16. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Pools of volunteer firefighters are in short supply these days, notably in communities devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that claimed the lives of more than 200 such individuals. The high toll highlighted the hazardous nature of the work. [Read More]
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