Tsunami debris scattered over a devastated area of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, seen on March 14, 2011.

2011年3月14日，海啸袭击后的残骸遍布仙台宫城县地区。

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Scientists predicted that nothing would grow in the scorched, devastated area for at least 30 years-yet the plants came back quite quickly.

科学家们预测，至少30年内在这片焦灼荒芜的土地上不会再有任何植物生长了——然而没想到的是那里的植物迅速地复生了。

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U. S. Secretary of state Colin Powell has visited the tsunami-wrecked region of Indonesia's Aceh Province Wednesday pledging to help the devastated area.

美国国务卿鲍威尔星期三访问了海啸重灾区印尼的亚齐省，他表示，美国将帮助灾区的重建工作。

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Firetrucks could be seen dousing flames, while thick black smoke engulfed the devastated area.

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However, incomes then go up as the devastated area gets rebuilt.

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The city's plan to bring people back after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area was put on hold when floodwaters walloped New Orleans again.

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