A woman rescued from a Ishinomaki building says , ` I was in the middle of my work when suddenly there were loud bangs En route , the troops spotted one woman waving a white towel from a second-floor window . She , like many others , have not been able to locate loved ones after the tsunami . Rescue teams in rowboats have brought in hundreds of survivors in that city alone . Japan 's prime minister has said at least 15,000 have been rescued , a report says .
A woman rescued from a Ishinomaki building says , ` I was in the middle of my work when suddenly there were loud bangs She , like many others , have not been able to locate loved ones after the tsunami . Rescue teams in rowboats have brought in hundreds of survivors in that city alone . Japan 's prime minister has said at least 15,000 have been rescued , a report says .