Japan's historic quake

Japan's historic quake

OFUNATO, Japan - Rescue workers from China set up a station at a high school in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14, 2011. The 15-member team arrived in Japan the previous day following Japan's strongest recorded earthquake on March 11.

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