Japan's tsunami

Japan's tsunami

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Japan faced a mammoth disaster relief and reconstruction effort after its worst-ever earthquake triggered a tsunami that devastated the country's northeastern coast, March 11, 2011, killing thousands and spawning a severe nuclear crisis.

Before & After

Before
. Kesennuma, Japan. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
After
. Kesennuma, Japan. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Before: A man rides a bicycle through an area hit by the earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan.
After: A woman rides a bicycle through the same area five months later.

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