Balloons hoisted to height of 2011 tsunami at Paris event

Balloons hoisted to height of 2011 tsunami at Paris event

PARIS, France - Balloons are floated to the height of the tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in March 2011, during an event in Paris on Aug. 30, 2014, planned by high school students from the three prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate in the region to call attention to the recovery and attractiveness of Tohoku.

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