Trees planted to reforest tsunami-hit area in northern Japan

Trees planted to reforest tsunami-hit area in northern Japan

MIYAKO, Japan - People plant young trees to reforest an area in the Taro district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 14, 2014, to regenerate tide barrier forests lost in the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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