Tsunami-hit coastal town

Tsunami-hit coastal town

SENDAI, Japan - Low-lying areas (back) along the coast are seen devastated by a tsunami in Minamisanriku, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011, two days after a massive earthquake and tidal waves. The letters ''SOS'' are drawn on the ground of Shizugawa High School (front) on high land as residents fled to the school premises. (Kyodo)

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