Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

MORIOKA, Japan - Children play at Kirikiri beach in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, after it reopened following three years of work to remove debris caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Only one-third, or a roughly 130-meter section, of the beach is open for swimming through Aug. 10 due to ongoing work to rebuild a breakwater. (Kyodo)

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