Soon after disaster, a year later

Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2012 (R).

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