Source: The 2011 TIME 100
Excerpts:
The 2011 TIME 100
Meet the most influential people in the world.
Dominic Nahr/Magnum for TIME
Takeshi Kanno
Doctor
By Krista Mahr
Takeshi Kanno always knew he would save lives in his line of work — but never as many at one time as he did on March 11. The 31-year-old doctor was on duty at the Shizugawa public hospital in the Japanese town of Minami Sanriku when he heard the tsunami alert.
He immediately began moving patients to the highest floor, helping dozens of people in the short window between the 9.0-magnitude quake and the deadly wave.
When the wall of water arrived, Kanno watched it swallow the street in three minutes, taking the patients he couldn’t move with it.
“We went downstairs, and everyone was gone,” he says.
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In the time since as many as 580 workers have been tasked with battling a potential nuclear catastrophe. Japans economy doesnt show signs of recovering any time soon especially in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami and amid concerns about a damaged nuclear plant.
CONGRATULATIONS Takeshi.
Our Medical Community of this WORLD, is proud of a great being like you, on this planet to Think & help the suffering humans.
I am doing a report on this man, and finding out not much! any help?? i need background information.. anything will help, thanks!
It’s kinda hard getting info, perhaps when able look up Japanese sites, such as NHK, etc, etc. Sorry can’t be of any more help.