Divers clean sea in tsunami-hit Ofunato

Divers clean sea in tsunami-hit Ofunato

OFUNATO, Japan - A scuba diver finds a book on the seabed off Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, on June 14, 2011. Divers are helping remove rubble which has been swept into the sea by the disaster.

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