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For safety purposes, the temporary housing units are located miles away from the coastline, which makes it difficult for elderly and disabled to get to city center.

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The tsunami has not discourage locals from pursuing their interests such as a soccer, a local favorite sport.

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Lack of space has forced the town to combine schools from all ages and districts.

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For safety purposes, the temporary housing units are located miles away from the coastline, which makes it difficult for elderly and disabled to get to city center.

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This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

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Over a thousand people escaped to the cemetary hills when the tsunami occurred.

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This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

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The elevated land is one way of providing protection from the tsunamis. The streets will remain the same level which will act as drainage zones for possible flooding.

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The original seawall was barely noticeable against the now defunct highway.

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This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
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