Waves lap levee being built on tsunami-hit Fukushima beach

Waves lap levee being built on tsunami-hit Fukushima beach

SENDAI, Japan - Waves lap a coastal levee under construction on a beach in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2014, to cope with disasters like the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

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  • ILEA001206635
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  • 2014/9/11 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2014 Kyodo News
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