Search for remains of missing people

Search for remains of missing people

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people missing in the massive tsunami in a river in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the disaster. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami left more than 15,800 people dead while more than 3,100 people remain listed as missing.

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