On January 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake hit the city of Kobe, Japan. Many buildings burned or collapsed.

 Soon after the earthquake was over, people in Kobe began working together to save their city. Neighbors pulled each other out of collapsed buildings. Ordinary people put out fires even before the fire trucks arrived. Volunteers in Kobe organized themselves into teams. They worked out a system to send help to where it was needed. Some people brought food, water, clothes, and electric generators to different part of the city. Some volunteers took care of children who had lost their parents. Teams of volunteers from outside Japan helped, too. 

Today, Kobe has been rebuilt. But people there still remember the outpouring of support they received from all over the world back in 1995.

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