Minamisanriku soon after quake, now

Minamisanriku soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a town government building in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 26, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 2, 2012 (bottom). Dozens of municipal employees died at the building in the tsunami as it was designated as a facility to deal with disasters.

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