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A tsunami carries boats across waters in Kamaishi city port, Japan. Photo: 11 March 2011Japan begins quake relief mission

A mammoth relief mission is swinging into action in north-east Japan, a day after it was struck by a devastating tsunami, claiming hundreds of lives.

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