Rescue operations in quake-hit Japan

Rescue operations in quake-hit Japan

NATORI, Japan - A rescue worker searches through the rubble with a sniffer dog for survivors and victims in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 16, 2011, following the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.

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