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Residents push a bicycle in the rubble and ruins of the earthquake and tsunami.There was permanent fuel shortage in the quake/Tsunami hit area. Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture
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A view of the devastated residential area and cemetery of "Jion-in" from Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Tomi Hoshi (82) stays calm in a room on the second floor of her house with her husband at Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. The first floor of her house was flooded and destroyed by tsunami. She has a heart condition, so she can't evacuate to the nearby evacuation center. There have been no power,water, and gas for two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami hit the area.
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Seijii Hoshi (76) stays calm in a room on the second floor of his house with his wife at Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. The first floor was destroyed by tsunami . His wife has a heart condition and can't evacuate to the nearby evacuation center. So he and his son take care of her although there have been no power,water, and gas for two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami hit the area.
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Tomi Hoshi (82),left and Seiji Hoshi (76),right take emergency rations at the nearby evacuation center. It is the first time for them to venture out and have a hot meal because Tomi Hoshi has a heart condition and they stay in a room on the second floor of their home together.
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Tomi Hoshi (82),right and Seiji Hoshi(76),left go back their home after taking emergency rations from the nearby evacuation center, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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A girl's school backpack stranded on the shore of Natori river, Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.
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Akiko Kameyama (59) checks a flashlight while sorting and organizing her things in storage room of her house. Although her house was not affected by the earthquake and tsunami, she decided to rent the storage room to NPO because her community has been left devastated after the earthquake and tsunami in Hamagurihama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Her family is okay.
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Drifted and abandoned cars sit on headstones in the cemetery of "Jion-in" ,Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Fishing net left stranded at the house of Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Villagers walk through tsunami damaged wreckage at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Mud-covered biblical painting and living room in a house flooded by tsumami, Ishinomaki,Miyagi prefecture.
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Unused and abandoned fire engine at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Japan's self-defense army distributes emergency foods to the evacuee at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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The missing persons board at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Masayoshi Suzuki (54) distributes emergency rations to the people of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture at Itsuzubashi-park although he has been homeless and stays at the NPO's temporary shelter.
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Volunteers from Sendai clear debris and mud from the parking lot after tsunami in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture.
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A volunteer, Hideki Saito (43), left, hands out emergency rations to the evacuee at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. He started volunteering two days ago at the school.
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Volunteers form Tokyo work tirelessly all day, Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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NPO volunteers hand out emergency rations such as clothes, food to Shinji Endo (70) whose house in Minami-Soma near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was swept away in tsunami and lost everything, North Catholic church in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. His family is okay.
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Volunteers form Tokyo cook instant Chow Mein noodle at night among tsunami damaged wreckage Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Volunteers form Tokyo rest and check weather condition at a temporary shelter, Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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The residents of Ishinomaki form a line for emergency rations in front of the Ishinomaki city hall, Miyagi prefecture.
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Japan's self-defense army force searches among tsunami damaged wreckage at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Customers in downtown Sendai form a line politely for shopping in front of convenience store beside fallen clock tower which stopped at a few minutes after the earthquake , 2.46.pm. There had been food, water and power shortages in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture since the 3.11th earthquake.
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Recovered family photographs in the mud and ruins after the tsunami are washed and hung on the line by volunteers from Tokyo at Akasaki district community center, Iwate prefecture.
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Empty public bus en route to Sendai from near Yuriage district, where the 3.11 earthquake and Tsunami take a heavy toll. Miyagi prefectuer.
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Withered tree among tsunami damaged wreckage in Hamagurihama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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A stack of local newspapers at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Wildflower blooms among tsunami damaged wreckage in Hamagurihama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
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Akiko Kameyama * (55) carries buckets of water by using an abandoned baby carriage to a temporary shelter among tsunami damaged wreckage at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. She has been making two round trips every morning for a month since the 3.11th earthquake and tsunami destroyed her community completely.
*No relation to the previous Akiko Kameyama (59) checking a flashlight. The same last name and pronunciation, but her first names (Chinese characters), Akiko, is different.
*No relation to the previous Akiko Kameyama (59) checking a flashlight. The same last name and pronunciation, but her first names (Chinese characters), Akiko, is different.
Residents push a bicycle in the rubble and ruins of the earthquake and tsunami.There was permanent fuel shortage in the quake/Tsunami hit area. Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture
A view of the devastated residential area and cemetery of "Jion-in" from Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Tomi Hoshi (82) stays calm in a room on the second floor of her house with her husband at Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. The first floor of her house was flooded and destroyed by tsunami. She has a heart condition, so she can't evacuate to the nearby evacuation center. There have been no power,water, and gas for two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami hit the area.
Seijii Hoshi (76) stays calm in a room on the second floor of his house with his wife at Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. The first floor was destroyed by tsunami . His wife has a heart condition and can't evacuate to the nearby evacuation center. So he and his son take care of her although there have been no power,water, and gas for two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami hit the area.
Tomi Hoshi (82),left and Seiji Hoshi (76),right take emergency rations at the nearby evacuation center. It is the first time for them to venture out and have a hot meal because Tomi Hoshi has a heart condition and they stay in a room on the second floor of their home together.
Tomi Hoshi (82),right and Seiji Hoshi(76),left go back their home after taking emergency rations from the nearby evacuation center, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
A girl's school backpack stranded on the shore of Natori river, Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.
Akiko Kameyama (59) checks a flashlight while sorting and organizing her things in storage room of her house. Although her house was not affected by the earthquake and tsunami, she decided to rent the storage room to NPO because her community has been left devastated after the earthquake and tsunami in Hamagurihama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Her family is okay.
Drifted and abandoned cars sit on headstones in the cemetery of "Jion-in" ,Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Fishing net left stranded at the house of Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Villagers walk through tsunami damaged wreckage at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Mud-covered biblical painting and living room in a house flooded by tsumami, Ishinomaki,Miyagi prefecture.
Unused and abandoned fire engine at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Japan's self-defense army distributes emergency foods to the evacuee at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
The missing persons board at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Masayoshi Suzuki (54) distributes emergency rations to the people of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture at Itsuzubashi-park although he has been homeless and stays at the NPO's temporary shelter.
Volunteers from Sendai clear debris and mud from the parking lot after tsunami in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture.
A volunteer, Hideki Saito (43), left, hands out emergency rations to the evacuee at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. He started volunteering two days ago at the school.
Volunteers form Tokyo work tirelessly all day, Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
NPO volunteers hand out emergency rations such as clothes, food to Shinji Endo (70) whose house in Minami-Soma near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was swept away in tsunami and lost everything, North Catholic church in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. His family is okay.
Volunteers form Tokyo cook instant Chow Mein noodle at night among tsunami damaged wreckage Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Volunteers form Tokyo rest and check weather condition at a temporary shelter, Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
The residents of Ishinomaki form a line for emergency rations in front of the Ishinomaki city hall, Miyagi prefecture.
Japan's self-defense army force searches among tsunami damaged wreckage at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Customers in downtown Sendai form a line politely for shopping in front of convenience store beside fallen clock tower which stopped at a few minutes after the earthquake , 2.46.pm. There had been food, water and power shortages in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture since the 3.11th earthquake.
Recovered family photographs in the mud and ruins after the tsunami are washed and hung on the line by volunteers from Tokyo at Akasaki district community center, Iwate prefecture.
Empty public bus en route to Sendai from near Yuriage district, where the 3.11 earthquake and Tsunami take a heavy toll. Miyagi prefectuer.
Withered tree among tsunami damaged wreckage in Hamagurihama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
A stack of local newspapers at Minato elementary school evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Wildflower blooms among tsunami damaged wreckage in Hamagurihama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture.
Akiko Kameyama * (55) carries buckets of water by using an abandoned baby carriage to a temporary shelter among tsunami damaged wreckage at Hamagurihama in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. She has been making two round trips every morning for a month since the 3.11th earthquake and tsunami destroyed her community completely.
*No relation to the previous Akiko Kameyama (59) checking a flashlight. The same last name and pronunciation, but her first names (Chinese characters), Akiko, is different.
*No relation to the previous Akiko Kameyama (59) checking a flashlight. The same last name and pronunciation, but her first names (Chinese characters), Akiko, is different.