Gallery: Beautiful Portraits of Tsunami Survivors Help a Community Rebuild
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Mrs. Oikawa Shiyuko seated on the remains of what was once her home, in the town of Otsuchi, Japan.
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The remains of two houses in the fishing town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Approximately ten percent of the population of Otsuchi died or went missing in the 2011 tsunami.
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The members of a family, seated in the place where their house stood before its destruction in the tsunami of March 11th, 2011.
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A family album that was swept away by the 2011 tsunami. It was found after being exposed to the elements for two years.
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Otsuch's firefighters sitting where once was the Otsuchi fire station stood.
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A mangled vending machine destroyed by the 2011 tsunami.
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Fishing nets tangled with objects destroyed by 2011 tsunami, in the town of Otsuchi, Japan.
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Women of three generations of the same family sit in what was the bathroom of their house, in Otsuchi, Japan.
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A photograph that was swept away by the 2011 tsunami.
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A group of fishermen and women seated on buoys that were swept away by the 2011 tsunami.
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The remains of a car, fishing nets and houses, Otsuchi, Japan.
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The remains of a bathroom of a house. In the background is the new Otsuchi town hall.
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The remains of a residence's bath, Otsuchi, Japan.
