Volunteers head to disaster areas as holidays begin

Volunteers head to disaster areas as holidays begin

SENDAI, Japan - A man looks at a notice board at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture on April 29, 2011, about which areas are currently accepting volunteers to help survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami. Many volunteers headed to the disaster-hit Tohoku region as the Golden Week holidays began.

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