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On March 11, 2011, there was a magnitude-9 earthquake in north- eastern Japan. This natural
disaster was so terrible and lead to a lot of changes in Japanese's life.
According to some newspaper, more than 120,000 buildings were destroyed, 278,000
were half-destroyed and 726,000 were partially destroyed. The Japanese govemment
estimated that the direct financial damage from the disaster was about $199 billion dollars
about 169 trillion yen. The World Bank also estimated the total economic cost could be up
to $235 billion. Therefore, it was considered to be one of the costliest natural disaster in
world history. In Japan, residents have been still recovering from the disaster Their effort to
lead a new life is so amazing, although some people lost their property or even family
members. They have continued to rebuild their houses, the road systems or factories. All the
world looks up to those Japanese because of their considerable effort.
a. Answer the following questions.
1. Wh
did the earthquake in Japan happen?
2. Were 278,000 buildings destroyed totally?
3. Who did estimate the financial damage of this earthquake?
4. Was the cost of this natural disaster expensive?
5. What did Japanese residents do after the disaster?