Japan Earthquake - Ishinomaki
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![Ishinomaki, Japan - U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force stand in formation as the principal of Ishinomaki High School gives a speech at Operation Field Day in Ishinomaki, March 30. U.S. service members are working with their Japanese counterparts to provide assistance in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vkgqzsE7CQ0/t/124/I0000vkgqzsE7CQ0.jpg)
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![Ishinomaki, Japan - U.S. service members, members of the Japan Self-Defense Force and students of Ishinomaki High School work together to clean the school during Operation Field Day in Ishinomaki, March 30. U.S. service members are working with their Japanese counterparts to provide assistance in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LVVRzjRy4qI/t/124/I0000LVVRzjRy4qI.jpg)
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![Ishinomaki, Japan - U.S. service members, members of the Japan Self-Defense Force and students of Ishinomaki High School work together to clean the school during Operation Field Day in Ishinomaki, March 30. U.S. service members are working with their Japanese counterparts to provide assistance in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qwEXNvYy7EY/t/124/I0000qwEXNvYy7EY.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000d91ieXYE8W0/t/124/I0000d91ieXYE8W0.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FFVupnSSKdk/t/124/I0000FFVupnSSKdk.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iuSb4XQ9FSQ/t/124/I0000iuSb4XQ9FSQ.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000L9uSh1gIK7I/t/124/I0000L9uSh1gIK7I.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tUWzSImeSvQ/t/124/I0000tUWzSImeSvQ.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000DS_hI26Sy_c/t/124/I0000DS_hI26Sy_c.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six graduates of a public school in quake-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, are seen off by their teachers, parents and soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 10-meter tsunami that followed. The JGSDF soldiers were on hand to retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000a2.5SmHCPws/t/124/I0000a2.5SmHCPws.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - School master reads a leaving speech for 36 survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000T64erazCNtE/t/124/I0000T64erazCNtE.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers were called to help retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vqs4JAhM6OU/t/124/I0000vqs4JAhM6OU.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Parents applaud 36 survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QsP5nTEJKfQ/t/124/I0000QsP5nTEJKfQ.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HX6f4cqMz7c/t/124/I0000HX6f4cqMz7c.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000vKoMZr.RL4/t/124/I00000vKoMZr.RL4.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers were called to help retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.USdYSAWe.c/t/124/I0000.USdYSAWe.c.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi refecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers were called to help retrieve graduation certificates from the vault toppled by the rushing tidal wave. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007yhKhOqlJuQ/t/124/I00007yhKhOqlJuQ.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uSvk6mgD6HA/t/124/I0000uSvk6mgD6HA.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rvbOvrQTmEI/t/124/I0000rvbOvrQTmEI.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Thirty-six survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a graduation ceremony at a public school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Tuesday, March 28. The ceremony took place in the arts and crafts room of the school, which has become a temporary shelter for the victims of the worst disaster. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fW3tuWJ6vmI/t/124/I0000fW3tuWJ6vmI.jpg)
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![U.S. ambassador to Japan, John V. Roos speaks with Japanese locals March 23 while touring an internal displacement camp. The U.S. government is able to coordinate government of Japan requests and rapidly respond with critically needed capabilities and supplies in times of crises because of the long standing and close working relationship with Japanese counterparts. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xOXkofHhhFw/t/124/I0000xOXkofHhhFw.jpg)
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![U.S. ambassador to Japan, John V. Roos speaks with Japanese locals March 23 while touring an internal displacement camp. The U.S. government is able to coordinate government of Japan requests and rapidly respond with critically needed capabilities and supplies in times of crises because of the long standing and close working relationship with Japanese counterparts. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000plcHfiZ89TA/t/124/I0000plcHfiZ89TA.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Constructions for temporary housing have started in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mfSO61kCW3E/t/124/I0000mfSO61kCW3E.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Constructions for temporary housing have started in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008k.LFF_EUT4/t/124/I00008k.LFF_EUT4.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force clear away debris and destroyed houses as reconstruction efforts have started in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IuV7W6g4Jsk/t/124/I0000IuV7W6g4Jsk.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force clear away debris and destroyed houses as reconstruction efforts have started in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_UrG8_Je_EM/t/124/I0000_UrG8_Je_EM.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force clear away debris and destroyed houses as reconstruction efforts have started in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GjU05z1xVPc/t/124/I0000GjU05z1xVPc.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Quake and tsunami survivors carry containers of drinking water to their temporary shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pymFomnAxDQ/t/124/I0000pymFomnAxDQ.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Soldiers of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force distribute drinking water to refugees at a temporary shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000y9cmMgDYnyU/t/124/I0000y9cmMgDYnyU.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Quake and tsunami survivors search for information of their relatives at a temporary shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kj6QB1O7hnk/t/124/I0000kj6QB1O7hnk.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Quake and tsunami survivors search for information of their relatives at a temporary shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xeiTLqy37_o/t/124/I0000xeiTLqy37_o.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - A fishing vessel, washed away by the tsunami, blocks the street of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000SSANd7ZOrKs/t/124/I0000SSANd7ZOrKs.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Two women are dwarfed by mounds of debris in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011, in the aftermath of killer quake and tsunami. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XQe69j474IM/t/124/I0000XQe69j474IM.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Two women are dwarfed by mounds of debris in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011, in the aftermath of killer quake and tsunami. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000AXRJq52PZ6g/t/124/I0000AXRJq52PZ6g.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Once residential area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, has changed so drastically on Monday, March 28, 2011, in the aftermath of killer quake and tsunami. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000N8WZ0kWDXe8/t/124/I0000N8WZ0kWDXe8.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Only a few buildings remain standing on the sandbar along Old Kitagami River in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000w3mYXO7QQP8/t/124/I0000w3mYXO7QQP8.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Against the setting sun, military vehicles drive through the quake-devastated city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011, as reconstruction efforts have started Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000nCLz12TDns/t/124/I00000nCLz12TDns.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Container cars sit sideway on rusted tracks in a switchyard littered with washed-away debris in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vbQpVgymdeI/t/124/I0000vbQpVgymdeI.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - A family of three walks by an overturned car in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000j_RBHaZ_GVM/t/124/I0000j_RBHaZ_GVM.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Military vehicles splash waters as they drive through the quake-devastated city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011, as reconstruction efforts have started Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000DkKrP89L2uI/t/124/I0000DkKrP89L2uI.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Military vehicles splash waters as they drive through the quake-devastated city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011, as reconstruction efforts have started Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZJ.63Y.ti30/t/124/I0000ZJ.63Y.ti30.jpg)
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![March 28, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Piles of damaged furniture and home appliances are seen everywhere in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on Monday, March 28, 2011, as reconstruction efforts have started. Ishinomaki, an industrial port some 350km northeast of Tokyo, is one of the hardest-hit areas in northeast Japan by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the subsequent 10-meter tsunami. Much of the town still remains submerged in muddy waters, which have hampered the efforts of people searching for missing kin and reconstruction. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008UWUJ56SpJk/t/124/I00008UWUJ56SpJk.jpg)
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![March 13, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Port facility and houses of Ishinomaki, foreground, are obliterated on on Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a 10-meter tsunami swallowed this northeastern Japanese coastal town. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 9.0 jolted Japans northeastern prefectures, wreaking havoc on otherwise beautiful coastal towns and farmlands. The death toll from the nation's worst and the world's fourth worst quake could rise above 10,000. (Photo by Yoichi Tsukioka/AFLO) [2570] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000po0jMeoQHWU/t/124/I0000po0jMeoQHWU.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Hiori Yoshinori, 2, waits in the rain with her family for relief supplies distributed by Peaceboat volunteers in the Shirasagidai neighborhood. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006mcAhaDuOVk/t/124/I00006mcAhaDuOVk.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Peaceboat volunteers make hot meals at the camp on the grounds of Senshu University and then distribute them around the city. The residents of the Shirasagidai neighborhood wait in line for curry udon. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000H4.pDyBdvs0/t/124/I0000H4.pDyBdvs0.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Children play while waiting for relief supplies in the Shirasagidai neighborhood. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pze.XrJeEIU/t/124/I0000pze.XrJeEIU.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. "I don't have an address anymore, so I don't know what to give you." Mr. Uematsu told Satoko Tamaki, a Peaceboat volunteer who was coordinating relief efforts in the Shirasagidani neighborhood. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009nxITJ1sZBM/t/124/I00009nxITJ1sZBM.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Terao Kanako drove his truck full of supplies all the way from Kitakyushu. "The Japanese people will never lose to an earthquake." He shouts from on top of his truck. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mazt_mSIJfc/t/124/I0000mazt_mSIJfc.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Hiroyuki Kobayashi, 18, is on spring break before he starts college. He rode his bike for a week from Aichi Prefecture to come and volunteer. He just checked in at the volunteer office behind him. "I just couldn't stay at home and watch on TV." (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001q_pzLilmiY/t/124/I00001q_pzLilmiY.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Volunteers from various backgrounds live in tents on the campus of Senshu University. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000H5UDqcSWDdI/t/124/I0000H5UDqcSWDdI.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. Masumi Matsumura, 34, coordinates Peaceboat's relief efforts from a tent on the campus of Senshu University. Peaceboat divides 50 volunteers into 7 teams who help clean schools and distribute relief supplies. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vZY98HEjnY8/t/124/I0000vZY98HEjnY8.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. An elementary school student tries to pedal his bike while it is loaded with water bottles. Members of the JSDF assist him. Many neighborhoods still have no water. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003ZmlSHlxmYI/t/124/I00003ZmlSHlxmYI.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. A note is left on the wall of a tent in front of the Red Cross hospital for American English teacher Taylor Anderson. Tragically, her body was recovered last week. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WZ7a6upNgdk/t/124/I0000WZ7a6upNgdk.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan - More than two weeks after the tsunami, volunteer groups look to contribute to the relief effort. This temporary housing, designed by Mr. Yoshigoe of QS72 design company, is home to Kumamoto Prefecture Red Cross members working out of the Ishinomaki Red Cross. (Photo by Wesley Cheek/AFLO) [3682]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.WLmBQLezQc/t/124/I0000.WLmBQLezQc.jpg)
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