10 stunning side-by-side photos show just how destructive Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami were
Mar 8, 2016, 20:39 IST
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The string of devastating events left 18,000 people dead, and 300,000 people had to be evacuated from the area around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
Below are 10 before-and-after images of the areas affected not only by the power plant accident, but by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. The images shown on one side were taken shortly after the earthquake and tsunami, while those on the other were taken more recently, after five years of cleanup.