Japan mega earthquake

Japan mega earthquake

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on March 14, 2011, from a helicopter shows a sea surface filled with debris, in a bay off the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, following Japan's strongest recorded earthquake that hit the country on March 11. (Kyodo)

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  • ILEA000487570
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  • 2011/3/14 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 1785 × 1189 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 2.67(MB)*
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