The Great East Japan Earthquake
Soon six months after that day
September 8, 2011, Rikuzentakata, Japan - Flowers in a jug are dried up on a levee as recovery and reconstruction of the town destroyed by the March 11 disaster progress in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some 410km northeast of Tokyo, on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
September 11 marks the six months since the devastating earthquake shook much of the northeastern region and swallowed up whatever the quake missed in its wake. The death toll reaches over 15,000 with more than 4,500 people still missing. according to the National Police Agency. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-