Giant coastal levee in response to 2011 quake-tsunami in Japan

Photo taken in October 2015 shows an upright coastal levee under construction in the northeastern Japanese city of Kesennuma in response to devastation caused by the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami. The new levee is 7.2 meters high, a 5 meter increase from its predecessor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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