Today is the second year after the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Pacific costal areas of Tohoku region. The result of the disaster was catastrophic and many continue to struggle with the scars of the disaster. Although the evacuations for the citizens were effective, there are voices that has been forgotten.. The animals.. People were forced to leave their animals behind and had no contingency plan for evacuating them.
This is the story of the cover cat of a book entitled "Animals Continue To Wait" by Kosuke Ota, a Japanese photographer who returns and pays regular visits to the warning area in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in order to rescue the animals that were left behind and to record the life and death of them after the 311 disaster.
This video is about a cat Kosuke Ota met in one of his rescue missions. The story of this cat represents most of the animals' stories in Fukushima and makes Kosuke Ota remember them for the rest of his life. This cat is on the cover of the book "Animals Continue To Wait". The reason why it was left behind is explained in the book.
The other book written by Kosuke Ota prior to the publication of "Animals Continue To Wait" is "Animals That Are Forgotten". These two books are very much worth reading..
