Japan Tsunami: 20 Unforgettable Pictures
March 11, 2011
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Wave of Destruction
Photograph from Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters
A tsunami wave crashes over a street in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on March 11.
Published March 15, 2011
Tsunami-Tossed Boat
Photograph by Yomiuri Shimbun, AFP/Getty Images
A tsunami-tossed boat rests on top of a building amid a sea of debris in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14.
Published March 15, 2011
Photograph from European Pressphoto Agency
Published March 15, 2011
Japan earthquake and tsunami: Before and after the cleanup
www.latimes.com
March 7, 2013, 1:16 p.m.
March 11 marks the second anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that pummeled Japan, killing more than 20,000 people. Photographers for AFP/Getty Images and Kyodo News revisited the disaster scenes to show the changes over the last two years.
Before: The No. 18 Kyotokumaru fishing vessel was swept away from a port in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture. This is the scene on March 12, 2011. (Kyodo News).
After: March 4, 2013. (Kyodo News)
Before: A view of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on March 19, 2011. (Kyodo News).
After: March 1, 2013. (Kyodo News)
Before: Waves breech an embankment in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, on March 11, 2011. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images).
After: Jan. 16, 2012. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images)
Before: Rikuzentakata city, Iwate prefecture, on March 22, 2011. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images)
After: Jan. 15, 2012. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP/Getty Images)
Before: Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, on March 14, 2011. (Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP/Getty Images)
After: Jan. 15, 2012. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images)
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