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Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

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Korean residents observe silence on Hanshin quake anniv.

KOBE, Japan - Korean residents of Japan observe a moment of silence on Jan. 17, 2015, at Kobe Korea education and culture center in Kobe's Nagata Ward, western Japan, at 5:46 a.m., the time when the Great Hanshin Earthquake hit the city and its vicinity on Jan. 17, 1995.

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Child lights candle on 20th Hanshin quake anniv.

KOBE, Japan - A child lights a candle during an event to remember the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the disaster. A total of 6,434 people were killed by the quake which devastated Kobe and its vicinity in western Japan.

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"1.17" formed with candles on 20th Hanshin quake anniv.

KOBE, Japan - People light candles to form the shapes of "1.17" and "Kizuna" (Bond) at Mano Elementary School in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the western Japanese city and its vicinity, claiming the lives of 6,434 people.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' robot statue lit up

KOBE, Japan - Two children pose for photos in front of a 15-meter-tall statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go'' from a robot comic and animation series at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Oct. 10, 2010. The statue, set up in October 2009 to encourage people hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, was lit up in various colors as a pre-Christmas illumination event.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People attend a ceremony at Takatori church in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Ceremony for 'Tetsujin 28-go' statue held in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A ceremony marking the completion of a statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is held in Kobe's Nagata Ward in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 4, 2009. The iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

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Giant head of 'Tetsujin 28-go' unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - People gather to see a giant iron head of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, which appeared at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on July 27. The construction of the statue is scheduled to be completed in October.

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Giant head of 'Tetsujin 28-go' unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A giant iron head of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No.28, was unveiled Monday in Kobe's Nagata Ward. The construction of the statue is scheduled to be completed in October.

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(4)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - A man prays for his daughter in Kobe's Nagata Ward where she died in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster in which 6,433 people lost their lives.

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Chogin Kinki raided for allegedly evading financial inspection

KOBE, Japan - Police investigators enter the head office of Chogin Kinki Credit Cooperative in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 26 to search for evidence in connection with the company's alleged evasion of an inspection by a financial authority last year. Chogin Kinki is the largest pro-Pyongyang credit union in Japan.

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Kobe quake 21 years on

High school students visit a shoe factory in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Dec. 21, 2015, to learn how the shoe industry in the area recovered from a devastating earthquake in 1995. Nagata was one of the most severely damaged areas in the disaster in western Japan that claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony for 'Tetsujin 28-go' statue held in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A ceremony marking the completion of a statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is held in Kobe's Nagata Ward in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 4, 2009. The iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Kyodo)

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(4)Monument reminds children of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - The names of quake victims seeking to live in temporary housing were announced on Feb. 7, 1995 in the prefecture-run Hyogo Senior High School in Kobe's Nagata Ward after the massive quake. (Kyodo)

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"1.17" formed with candles on 20th Hanshin quake anniv.

KOBE, Japan - People light candles to form the shapes of "1.17" and "Kizuna" (Bond) at Mano Elementary School in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the western Japanese city and its vicinity, claiming the lives of 6,434 people. (Kyodo)

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'Tetsujin 28-go' robot statue lit up

KOBE, Japan - Two children pose for photos in front of a 15-meter-tall statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go'' from a robot comic and animation series at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Oct. 10, 2010. The statue, set up in October 2009 to encourage people hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, was lit up in various colors as a pre-Christmas illumination event. (Kyodo)

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People attend a ceremony at Takatori church in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people. (Kyodo)

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(4)Locals mark 8th anniversary of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - A man prays for his daughter in Kobe's Nagata Ward where she died in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, the eighth anniversary of the disaster in which 6,433 people lost their lives. (Kyodo)

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Chogin Kinki raided for allegedly evading financial inspection

KOBE, Japan - Police investigators enter the head office of Chogin Kinki Credit Cooperative in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 26 to search for evidence in connection with the company's alleged evasion of an inspection by a financial authority last year. Chogin Kinki is the largest pro-Pyongyang credit union in Japan.

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1995 Kobe earthquake - then and now

KOBE, Japan - Jan. 17 marks the fifth anniversary of the 1995 Kobe earthquake that flattened the western Japan port city, killing 6,432 people and destroying 118,000 houses. The photo on the right is an aerial picture of Kobe's Nagata Ward taken three days after the earthquake. The one on the left is a picture of the same location taken from a Kyodo helicopter five years later.