Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

SENDAI, Japan - Rina Iwamoto (L) and Risa Shibahara recount how they survived the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake with the help of local communities at an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank in Sendai. The two female high school students from the city in northeastern Japan spoke on behalf of survivors of the disaster.

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