2 years after Japan quake

2 years after Japan quake

OTSUCHI, Japan - Bereaved family members offer prayers for their loved ones during a memorial ceremony held at a local disaster-prevention center in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeastern region. Many residents were killed by the tsunami after being evacuated to the center.

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