Disaster drills in Japan

Disaster drills in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the congested Ome Kaido street in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2011. The Tokyo police held a large-scale drill that blocked about 100 major roads in Tokyo to practice monitoring traffic and ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles on the same day under a scenario of a major earthquake having occurred.

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  • 2011/9/01 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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