Inaccessible evacuation shelters in Japan during tsunami led to deaths of disabled people

From The Japan Times:OTSUCHI, Iwate Pref., Japan — At least one person in a wheelchair was washed away by the March 11 tsunami in the coastal town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, because the path to the designated evacuation shelter didn't have a ramp despite repeated requests by residents to create one.Following the incident, the municipal government said it will overhaul its disaster prevention