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Life Happened Here: Tsunami Survivors Revisit Ruined Sites

Five years ago a massive earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan. The tsunami it unleashed destroyed large swaths of the island nation, killing nearly 16,000 people, causing $200 billion in damages, and roiling the lives of those who survived. On

via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/10/tsunami-memories/

Alejandro Chaskielberg arrived in Otsuchi in October 2012. The Argen tine photographer had heard about the town from a friend with relatives there, and he hoped to document the devastation. That included “moun tains of debris” dotted with red flags where bodies had been discovered.