2 years after quake

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photos show an area near Rikuzenyahagi Station on the JR Ofunato Line in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same location on March 3, 2013. Train services on some sections of the line, including the station, have been suspended since the disaster.

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