Photographs: Kyodo/Reuters
Japan is fighting for survival today. Four days after a devastating quake brought about one of the deadliest tsunamis in history, Japan is yet to recover from shock.
Amidst the devastation lie stories that remain untold. One such story is that of the 19000 residents of the town of Otsuchi. Today, there is no sign of hope, no structures standing in the north-eastern port town.
The town was, simply yet tragically put, washed away.
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The town that was washed away
Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
A Japanese man pushes his bicycle through the remains of the devastated town of tsunami-hit Otsuchi
The town that was washed away
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A destroyed landscape is pictured in Otsuchi village, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, after the earthquake and tsunami struck the area
The town that was washed away
Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Japanese rescue workers search through rubble in a residential area of tsunami-hit Otsuchi
The town that was washed away
Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
A Japanese man covers his face as he walks through a destroyed residential area of tsunami-hit Otsuchi
The town that was washed away
Japanese rescue workers search through rubble in a residential area of tsunami-hit Otsuchi
The town that was washed away
Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
A survivor pushes his bicycle through remains of devastated town of Otsuchi
The town that was washed away
Photographs: Kyodo/Reuters
A patient is evacuated from a destroyed hospital after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami hit Otsuchi Town
The town that was washed away
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A ferry is perched on top of a house in Otsuchi
The town that was washed away
Photographs: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Japanese rescue workers carry the body of a tsunami victim
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