Holding hands in prayer

Holding hands in prayer

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People line up and hold hands to mourn for the victims of the massive tsunami on the coast of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, at 5:58 a.m. on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the disaster that hit northeastern Japan.

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