Takeshi Kanno Humanitarian and Great Leader

Japanese Earthquake On March 11 th at 2:46 Tokyo time, a 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami off the coast of Japan, causing massive damage to not only the city, but killing an estimated thousand civilians 1 The earthquake did not subside until over 100 aftershocks 1, many with the same magnitude of regular earthquakes.

Dire Situation in the Wake of the Earthquake The day following the initial earthquake, bodies were found along the water line in Sendai 1 Thousands of homes were destroyed 1 Huge fires were seen raging in a city of 70,000 people 1

Takeshi Kanno: Who he is Takeshi was 31 years old at the time of the earthquake Worked at Shizugawa Public Hospital as a doctor Studied to be a doctor at Tohoku University Graduate School

Takeshi Kanno: How did he help? After the tsunami alert, he evacuated patients in his hospital He moved patients from their original floors to the top floors between the short period of time between the earthquake and the tsunami wave Treated patients who didn’t have paperwork at the time Waited until the last of his patients left via helicopter before he left himself

How this made him a Leader He put his people’s needs before his own He was not required to be there, but he worked tirelessly nonetheless for the good of his people Risked his life to save the lives of countless others. Led a great rescue for injured and sick patients

Bibliography Krista Mahr, “Takeshi Kanno: Doctor.” [ s/article/0,28804, _ _ ,00.html], September 23 rd, 2011.