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‘So this is what dying is like’: Japan remembers disaster (w/ Video)

Sunday, March 11, 2012



‘So this is what dying is like’: Japan remembers disaster

A year ago to the day, Japan was hit by a 9.0 earthquake and a resulting tsunami that led to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Thousands lost their lives but the question is: if it all happened again, would things turn out any differently?

Sixteen thousand candles: one for each victim of the disaster. With the names of the dead etched on them, all were lit at a Buddhist memorial service in Osaka on Saturday.

Five hundred bodies remain unidentified. More than 3,000 are still missing..... MORE

SourceRT.com

URL: http://rt.com/news/japan-tsunami-fukushima-anniversary-277/

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