Japan earthquake: British teacher who was feared dead contacts family

Tales of lucky Britons surviving the Japanese earthquake and tsunami emerged today as many remained missing.

Brian Hickebottom with his Japanese wife and their infant daughter

Brian Hickebottom, 34, an English teacher from Birmingham, survived by taking refuge in the school where he works, along with his wife Sanae, 37, and baby daughter Erin, aged five months.
News of his safety was greeted with huge relief by his family, who had been wrongly informed he was dead.
His sister Emma Hickebottom said: ''He managed to make contact saying he is safe, his baby and his wife are with him and they're stuck on the third floor of a school in Sendai.
''A couple of people who know him are going to try and drive out to the school in Tagajo but they don't know if they'll get there because of the conditions of the roads.''
Ms Hickebottom, who lives in Cardiff, heard from her brother late last night after an agonising weekend spent waiting for information.

Read more at:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/japan/8380204/Japan-earthquake-British-teacher-who-was-feared-dead-contacts-family.html