2011 tsunami: Before and after photos of Rikuzentakata

Mongabay.com

15 Mar 2011

Google released satellite images revealing the devastation in Rikuzentakata caused by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake.

The satellite images are available on Google Earth and Google Maps.

Rikuzentakata 2005. Satellite picture courtesy of Google Earth / GeoEye.

Rikuzentakata before. Satellite picture courtesy of Google Earth / GeoEye.

Rikuzentakata Otomo 2005. Satellite picture courtesy of Google Earth / GeoEye.

Rikuzentakata Otomo after the March 11, 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Satellite picture courtesy of Google Earth / GeoEye.

Rhett Butler Editor

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