/ NEWS / TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
JAPAN
Below left: A man rides through what is left of the center of downtown Kesennuma, Japan. Even though everything may be lost, Rushing said the people of Japan show amazing resiliency in surviving one of its worst natural disasters of all time.
Below right: A car sits in downtown Kesennuma, Japan, with various debris on top of it. Rushing said the original location of this vehicle could be anywhere in Kesennuma as the waters of the tsunami carried cars and debris many miles away from their original location.
Sandy Rushing, a junior from Independence, Mo., traveled to northern Japan over spring break to volunteer. He helped in the continuing effort to recover from last month's massive earthquake and tsunami by distributing food and water in a recovery shelter house.
Left: Outside downtown Kesennuma, Japan, a truck sits partially submerged in the receding seawater. The tsunami waters carried cars around like toys during the initial surge of water.
Below: Rushing gave this hat to the child in the photo. As with most people living in shelter houses, everything this child had was destroyed in the tsunami.