No entry sign before a collapsed bridge at the badly damaged and leveled Onagawa 1 year after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake

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Onagawa (女川町 Onagawa-chō) is a town located in Oshika District, Miyagi, Japan. The town was heavily damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami reached 15 metres (49 ft) in height and swept 1 kilometre ( mi) inland, destroying the town centre and leaving over 1000 people missing, with over 300 confirmed dead. At least 12 of the town's 25 designated evacuation sites were inundated by the tsunami.

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Location: Asahigaoka 1 Chome, Onagawa-cho, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Moonie's World / Alamy / Afripics
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