USC Civil Engineering Department
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Rajekwesi. View of the beach looking east. Notice the 1.8m high beach step attributed to tsunami erosion. | |
Rajekwesi. View of the beach looking south. The concrete floor slabs are the only remnants of houses. |
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Rajekwesi. View looking west of the "navajo white" house, the only surviving house of the entire village. | |
Rajekwesi. The only two surviving structures. |
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Rajekwesi. Pathway leading to the beach; according to survivors, about 20m are missing. | |
Rajekwesi. View looking north. All the houses have been destroyed. Notice the rather neat debris piles on the sides of what used to be the village alleys. |
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Rajekwesi. View looking west. Note the debris of the houses. (Photo 26 shows the area to the left of this view.) | |
Rajekwesi. The mouth of a tidal inlet at the east side of the village. Notice the beach step with the exposed tree roots. |
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Rajekwesi. Fumi Imamura (then representing AIT) in front of the 1.8m high scarp formed by the tsunami currents |