Tsunami destroyed Japanese village

  • 12 years ago
A week on from a devastating earthquake and bodies continue to be pulled from the rubble along Japan's northeastern coast.

The toll has now reached 5000 and is still rising.

As survivors search for loved ones, it's clear the country was not prepared for the sheer scale of the disaster.

Al Jazeera's Steve Chao visits the village of Taro, where one woman tries to make sense of the disaster.

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