B.A.B.E. This Thursday December 4th! π€π΅π₯ Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation thoughts on Titanic (1997)?TIL about Kotaku Wamura, who served as the mayor of the village of Fudai, Iwate between 1947 and 1987. During his tenure, he spent Β₯3.56 billion on building a floodgate, which was derided as being a waste of funds. When the 2011 tsunami hit, the gate saved the village from the destruction.