Tsunami-hit area then and now

Tsunami-hit area then and now

Photo (top) taken March 20, 2011 shows a railway in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the wake of the M9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11 that year. Bottom photo taken Aug. 20, 2015, shows a bus running in the same area. The railway operator gave up restoring the railway service due to costs and instead launched high-speed bus services for the local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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