In Photos: Work to begin on demolishing tsunami-hit town hall

The interior of the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

A ladder to the roof, which separated life and death for staff members when the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake struck, is seen in the former town hall in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

A ladder to the roof, which separated life and death for staff members when the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake struck, is seen in the former town hall in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

A ladder to the roof, which separated life and death for staff members when the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake struck, is seen in the former town hall in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

Stairs between the first and second floors in the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, are seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

A wall clock that stopped when the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake struck is seen in the former town hall in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The assembly hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen in the former town hall in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The interior of the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The interior of the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

A new townscape under construction is seen from the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

A new townscape under construction is seen through a crack in the wall of the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The interior of the former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)

The former town hall that was struck by the tsunami that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. (Mainichi)