Japanese man has been found alive - 15km out at sea clinging to wreckage from the roof

[The Straight Story]

11:44pm

A Japanese man has been found alive - 15km out at sea - clinging to wreckage from the roof of his home, two days after the tsunami swept him from the shore.

Hiromitsu Shinkawa, 60, is from Minamisouma - one of the cities worst hit by the devastating wave. He is said to be in good condition, depite his ordeal.

Local media report he and his wife returned home after fleeing in order to gather some belongings.

She was swept away and engulfed by the torrent of water.

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/japans-twin-disasters-march-13-liveblog#update-11411

[Frustratedlady]

1. Where do you even start? I realize they are a strong people, but....

there's a limit to what a person can take.

Just imagine the joy from the man who was swept out to sea and finally found. On the other hand, he lost his wife and home.

We had two men stuck in the Tokyo airport, but they finally made it home yesterday.