A woman reads a list, which describes the dead for families searching for missing loved ones, posted at a shelter in the earthquake - and tsunami-destroyed town of Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan.

日本东北部，被地震和海啸摧毁后的南三陆町市，一名妇女在查询一张名单。名单张贴在一个避难所里，上面记录着死者的名字，以供人们寻找失散的亲人。

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Refugees gather at an aid station set up outside a shelter in the earthquake- and tsunami-destroyed town of Minamisanriku, northeastern Japan. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

日本东北部，在被地震和海啸摧毁的南三陆町市，难民聚集在一个设立在避难所外的援助站。

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Hundreds of thousands of people living in tents in makeshift camps since the earthquake in January have ignored official pleas for them to seek shelter elsewhere.

自1月份的地震以来居住在临时营地的帐篷中的数万人忽略了官员要求他们撤离的请求。

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International relief efforts have struggled to overcome the enormous logistical challenges of bringing food, water and temporary shelter to the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by the earthquake.

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The biggest potential risks following an earthquake center around clean water, safe food, shelter, and disposal of waste.

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