10th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray facing the sea in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2021, the time a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly 10 years ago, triggering a killer tsunami.

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  • 2021/3/11 15:15:10
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