Local reporter survives killer tsunami

Local reporter survives killer tsunami

KAMAISHI, Japan - Toya Chiba, a former reporter for local newspaper Iwate Tokai Shimbun, relates on April 13, 2011, how he survived the March 11 tsunami at the spot where he was hit while news gathering in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. The newspaper, which was devastated by the disaster, let go all of its employees in late March and has suspended operations. (Kyodo)

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