After the dust settles

A woman looks on as workers attempt to pull her house ashore.

The only people you now find traveling the scenic route 45 that hugs Japan's coast for hundreds of miles are firefighters and military relief forces. Boats are found on top of houses, and cars hanging from tall buildings. Towns have been obliterated from the map, leaving nothing but memories and sadness. Mass graves have been prepared for the tens of thousands of victims that were killed by the devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. Everything that was less than 45 feet above sea level has been covered by mud and water.




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