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This picture by Australian photographer, Daniel Berehulak commissioned by Getty Images News Service won the 3rd Prize Stories for “Japan After the Wave” in the category “General News” in the 56th World Press Photo Contest, that was announced by the organizers on 15 February 2013 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pine trees uprooted during the tsunami lay strewn over the beach. One year later, areas of Japan most impacted by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that left 15,848 dead and 3,305 missing, continue to struggle. Thousands of people remain living in temporary dwellings. The government faces an uphill battle with the need to dispose of rubble as it works to rebuild economies and livelihoods. The picture is dated 07 March 2012, Rikuzentakata, Japan. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/EPA)
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