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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

Last updated on: March 30, 2011 09:14 IST

Eighteen days after the 8.9 quake hit Japan, and the ensuing Tsunami that wreaked havoc, its people are yet to accept their fate. As life slowly crawls to normal, the nation is learning to cope and come to terms with the tragedy

The scene at an evacuation centre in Ofunato.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

Last updated on: March 30, 2011 09:14 IST

A family grieves at a temporary burial site in Kensennuma.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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Scenes such as this one in Ishinomaki, Japan, are still a common sight in northern Japan.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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Displaced earthquake victims line up for a meal at an evacuation centre in Kesennuma.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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Self Defense Force members clear the debris looking for survivors and bodies in the rubble in Ishinomaki

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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A ship that had been lifted by the tsumani waves atop a wall at the Ishinomaki port draws onlookers by the dozen.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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A traditional Japanese Hina Doll is recovered from a destroyed home in Kesennuma.

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Family photos displayed at a makeshift evacuation centre for people to recognise and take back, in Rikuzentakata.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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The rubble from a village in Kesennuma, in Miyagi province, lies piled up by the road.

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Japan: A picture of silent resilience

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Victims packed into an evacuation centre in Rikuzentakata.

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