 |
| Stranded tsunami dog rescued in Japan |
The Japanese coast guard have rescued a dog believed to have survived the massive tsunami of March 11 and also three weeks at sea.
The dog was found on the floating roof of a house that had been washed out to sea, nearly two kilometers from the coast of Kesennuma in northern Japan. It evaded capture for several hours as it scrambled over the large floating rubble raft.
Friday was the first day of an intensive operation to search for and recover the 18,000 people still missing and now presumed dead three weeks after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a killer tsunami. A total of 27,500 people were either killed or are still missing.
US forces, Japan's Self Defense force, Japanese police and coast guards launched a three day operation involving 120 aircraft and 65 vessels over three northern Japanese prefectures.
Japanese broadcaster NTV said the Japanese Coast Guard had been hoping the dog would lead them to the pet's owner.
Once rescued, the dog captured the hearts of the coast guard when it licked its rescuers hands.
The coast guard could only speculate who the dog belonged to - they could not find a name tag or ID on the collar.
http://news.uk.msn.com//world/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=156837999
No comments:
Post a Comment