Message board at shelter

Message board at shelter

OFUNATO, Japan - A local resident reads messages for families and acquaintances posted on a board at an evacuation shelter in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 12, 2011, a day after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (Kyodo)

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