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東松島市（ひがしまつしまし）は、宮城県の中部に位置する市である。
仙台湾沿岸にある。 2011年（平成23年）3月11日の東日本大震災（東北地方太平洋沖地震）では、津波の襲来で、死者1,000人以上が出て、市内全住宅の3分の2を超える約11,000棟が全半壊した。
Higashi-Matsushima is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
On March 11, 2011, Higashi-Matsushima was severely hit by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami resulting in at least 1,039 deaths, and the destruction of over 11,000 structures, or approximately two-thirds of the buildings in the city limits. During the tsunami, a 45-metre ship, the Chōkai Maru, was hurled over a pier and left aground in the city. At the time of the disaster, Higashi-Matsushima had still not fully recovered from a previous major earthquake in 2003.About 63% of the town was inundated by the tsunami.
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