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Before and After

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

North of Sendai

This area, which includes Minamisanriku and the Onagawa nuclear plant, was closest to the epicenter of the quake. In Minamisanriku alone, more than 10,000 people are missing.

Sendai

Sendai's city center, about 7 miles inland, remained largely intact after the quake, but there was massive damage along the coast.

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