Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Combined photos show an area of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on March 17, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on Feb. 3, 2016. Work is under way to build up the height of the land by accumulating large amounts of soil on existing areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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