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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Cars lie piled in thick mud after tsunami in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Cars lie piled in thick mud after tsunami in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Huge oil storage tank lies on its side against industrial building in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Huge oil storage tank lies on its side against industrial building in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Industrial warehouse ripped apart by tsunami in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Industrial warehouse ripped apart by tsunami in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Car drive along road bulldozed clear of deris through remains of Rikuzentakata city, Iwate Prefecture, Japan on 2nd April 2011; 3 weeks after the tsunami following the Tohuku earthquake of March 2011.
This coastal town suffered severe damage with a large part of the residential area being completely flattened.
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Damage in port area of Kesennuma City, Japan filmed on 1 April 2011, 3 weeks after a tsunami which was caused by magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake off north east Japan / AUDIO
Damage in port area of Kesennuma City, Japan filmed on 1 April 2011, 3 weeks after a tsunami which was caused by magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake off north east Japan / AUDIO
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Aftermath of tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011.
Aftermath of tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011.
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Trucks drive through tidal flooding in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture after tsunami
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Trucks drive through tidal flooding in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture after tsunami
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Destruction in Shizugawa city, Miyagi, Japan on 3rd April 2011; after tsunami following Tohuku earthquake of March 2011.
The tsunami immersed buildings up to 4 stories tall; the tsunami was so high that it came over a specially built wall. Remains of fire
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Wide shot of damaged oil storage tanks and truck lying on wall in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Wide shot of damaged oil storage tanks and truck lying on wall in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Pan across wrecked street from tsunami in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Pan across wrecked street from tsunami in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Fire truck sits at end of debris filled street in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Fire truck sits at end of debris filled street in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Man salvages tyres off his van which he just found in Kesennuma City, a traditional fishing town in N E Japan filmed on 1 April 2011, 3 weeks after a tsunami which was caused by magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake off north east Japan / AUDIO
Man salvages tyres off his van which he just found in Kesennuma City, a traditional fishing town in N E Japan filmed on 1 April 2011, 3 weeks after a tsunami which was caused by magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake off north east Japan / AUDIO
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Destruction in Onagawa city, near Sendai Japan on 3rd April 2011; after tsunami following Tohuku earthquake of March 2011. Woman running from ruined house
Destruction in Onagawa city, near Sendai Japan on 3rd April 2011; after tsunami following Tohuku earthquake of March 2011. Woman running from ruined house
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Fire crews walk through debris strewn streets in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Fire crews walk through debris strewn streets in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Car lies halfway up a tree amoung debris from tsunami
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Car lies halfway up a tree amoung debris from tsunami
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Truck lies on side of smashed house
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Truck lies on side of smashed house
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Aftermath of tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. People gather supplies at tofu factory in Osaki city after tsunami
Aftermath of tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. People gather supplies at tofu factory in Osaki city after tsunami
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Fire crews walk through debris strewn streets in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Fire crews walk through debris strewn streets in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Wide shot of debris scattered across residential area
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Wide shot of debris scattered across residential area
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Cars lie wrecked in thick layer of mud in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Cars lie wrecked in thick layer of mud in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Warehouse and road destroyed by tsunami in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Warehouse and road destroyed by tsunami in Ishinomaki City port, Miyagi Prefecture
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Trucks drive through tidal flooding in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture after tsunami
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Trucks drive through tidal flooding in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture after tsunami
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Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Sea water floods downtown Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture at high tide after tsunami
Destruction caused by tsunami after magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake, north east Japan, March 2011. Sea water floods downtown Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture at high tide after tsunami
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Car drive along road bulldozed clear of deris through remains of Rikuzentakata city, Iwate Prefecture, Japan on 2nd April 2011; 3 weeks after the tsunami following the Tohuku earthquake of March 2011.
This coastal town suffered severe damage with a large part of the residential area being completely flattened.