Saturday 13 March 2021
Tokyo - In March 2011, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Japan’s northeast coast, causing a deadly tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown.
AFP’s Tokyo bureau mobilised quickly, and journalists have spent years reporting from the affected Tohoku region. A decade after the disaster, which left around 18,500 people dead or missing, AFP journalists returned to the area to report a series of stories ahead of the anniversary.
Picture taken by a Miyako City official on March 11, 2011 (AFP / Jiji Press)
Four of the journalists involved in that coverage also reported from Tohoku for AFP in the immediate aftermath of the disaster text reporters