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Volunteer fire company members wearing traditional happi coat search for missing person at a landslide site caused by an earthquake in Kurihara
15 Jun 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Volunteer fire company members wearing traditional happi coat search for missing person at a landslide site caused by an earthquake in Kurihara, northern Japan, June 15, 2008. A powerful earthquake rocked rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring more than 200 and sparking landslides that sliced mountains, destroyed roads and left residents cut off. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN)
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A police rescue team prepares to evacuate victims of an earthquake by helicopter in Kurihara in northern Japan June 15, 2008. A powerful earthquake rocked rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing ...


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