Soon after disaster, a year later

Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001167457
  • Registered date
  • 2012/3/08 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2012 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 2550 × 3968 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.81(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Wildfires in northeastern Japan

    Wildfires in northeastern Japan

    Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows smoke rising from a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2026, as wildfires that broke out at two sites in the town the previous day continue.
      Wildfires in northeastern Japan

      Wildfires in northeastern Japan

      Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows smoke rising from a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2026, as wildfires that broke out at two sites in the town the previous day continue.
        Wildfires in northeastern Japan

        Wildfires in northeastern Japan

        Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows smoke rising from a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2026, as wildfires that broke out at two sites in the town the previous day continue.
          Wildfires in northeastern Japan

          Wildfires in northeastern Japan

          Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows smoke rising from a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2026, as wildfires that broke out at two sites in the town the previous day continue.
            Wildfires in northeastern Japan

            Wildfires in northeastern Japan

            A wildfire burns in a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2026. Another fire broke out in the same town the same day, prompting local authorities to urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate.
              Wildfires in northeastern Japan

              Wildfires in northeastern Japan

              People watch a wildfire burning in a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2026. Another fire broke out in the same town the same day, prompting local authorities to urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate.
                Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                People watch a wildfire burning in a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2026, as local authorities urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate. Another fire broke out in the same town earlier in the day.
                  Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                  Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                  People watch a wildfire burning in a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2026, as local authorities urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate. Another fire broke out in the same town earlier in the day.
                    Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                    Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                    A wildfire burns in a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2026, prompting local authorities to urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate. Another fire broke out in the same town earlier in the day.
                      Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                      Wildfires in northeastern Japan

                      A wildfire burns in a mountainous area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2026. Another fire broke out in the same town the same day, prompting local authorities to urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate.