after eleven years

Eleven years have passed since the Great Hanshin Earthquake occured.
It was the biggest natural disaster after the World War II.
More than 6,000 people died.
The city of Kobe was seriously destroyed.

We were hopeless at the time.
But we have overcome.

We will never forget the tragedy.
We can't prevent natural disasters but we should always get ready to cope with them.

About 100 people died from heavy snow this winter.
The nature is sometimes cruel.
We have to be very careful.