The Calamity of Japan's 9.0-Magnitude Quake

Dust and sand blow through a town levled by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11.
Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

Final Rite
A family collects the ashes and bones of a relative killed by the earthquake and tsunami.

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