Christmas tree illuminated at tsunami-ruined school

Christmas tree illuminated at tsunami-ruined school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A Christmas tree set up by volunteer workers at the tsunami-ruined Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is lit up on Dec. 10, 2014, in memory of the 84 pupils and staff members killed by the 2011 tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake.

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