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The Great East Japan Earthquake
Soon six months after that day
(Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture)
September 9, 2011, Ofunato, Japan - An uprooted tree lies in the field of debris in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, 435km northeast of Tokyo, on April 2, 2011, top. Weeds have grown after all the debris were removed on Friday, September 9.
Japan marks sixth months anniversary on September 11 of an earthquake and tsunami that have ravaged 130 kilometers along the Pacific coast in the country's northeastern region, leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Six months after the nation's worst ever disaster. which also sparked a nuclear crisis, still more than 20,000 people are forced to dwell in temporary shelters and housings throughout the area. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-