Japan marks 20 years since Kobe quake

Japan marks 20 years since Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - People gather at a park in Kobe, western Japan, in the early morning of Jan. 17, 2015, at a memorial event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the port city and its surrounding areas and claimed the lives of 6,434 people.

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