Disaster prevention center torn down in Kamaishi, Japan

Disaster prevention center torn down in Kamaishi, Japan

KAMAISHI, Japan - A disaster prevention center in the Unosumai district of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where many local residents died in the March 2011 tsunami after taking refuge there, is being torn down on Jan. 11, 2014. Bereaved family members frequented the facility to offer prayers at an alter set up inside, but the building's demolition was completed in February. A facility commemorating the victims is scheduled to be built at the site.

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