Surfers compete in tsunami-hit Japan area

Surfers compete in tsunami-hit Japan area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Surfers compete in an event held off the Koizumi beach in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 6, 2014, against the backdrop of a building damaged by the March 2011 tsunami.

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