World Bank president in disaster area

World Bank president in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim visits an elementary school in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012, which was struck by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Kim was in Sendai to attend an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank.

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