Miyako soon after quake, now

Miyako soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a levee in Taro district in the city of Miyako, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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  • 2012/3/07 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2012 Kyodo News
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