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33,000 tons of tsunami debris to hit North American shores by June

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

2012/11/11

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photoCans and bottles are among debris that reached the northeastern part of Montague island in the Gulf of Alaska in May. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

Tons of debris from last year's Japanese tsunami will still be washing up on western coastlines of the United States and Canada by next June, according to the Environment Ministry in Tokyo.

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