On 11 Walk 2011, Japan was hit by a seismic tremor which created a tidal wave along the drift. It hit the Daiichi atomic power plant, a level-7 fiasco that was what might as well be called the Chernobyl atomic power plant emergency debacle.
In Tairatoyoma shoreline, a prefecture of Fukushima and exactly 50km from the atomic plant was among the most prominent territories for Japanese surfers. In spite of the nearness of radiation in the sand and water, some devoted surfers keep on coming here to catch a few waves.
More info: ericlafforgue.com |(h/t:)boredpanda.com
In Tairatoyoma shoreline, a prefecture of Fukushima and exactly 50km from the atomic plant was among the most prominent territories for Japanese surfers. In spite of the nearness of radiation in the sand and water, some devoted surfers keep on coming here to catch a few waves.
More info: ericlafforgue.com |(h/t:)boredpanda.com
“We will only know the true consequences of our time in the water 20 years from now…”, a surfer admits with resignation
The surfers cannot ignore the risks: on site, there are hundreds of bags of contaminated sand piled up
The beach used to be famous for its white sand, but the tsunami took everything away
Tairatoyoma beach, in the prefecture of Fukushima, 50 km from the nuclear plant, used to be one of the most popular areas with Japanese surfers before the accident
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