Video from Sendai showed people trapped in the second floors of homes, waving sheets of white cloth in hopes of drawing rescue workers.

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My eldest brother would practice the trumpet on a rock near the waterfall not far from our house, and my second brother would hold his music sheets, acting as a music stand.

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Separately, the Bank of England said it expects existing banks to bolster their balance sheets with more capital and long-term debt in the second quarter.

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