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Tokyo earthquake 1923
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Tokyo earthquake 1923
A railway shelter for the night with men, women and children huddled together in a carriage on a siding at Numadzu Station after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Tokyo and neighbouring town Yokohama in 1923. The earthquake occurred at midday on the 1st of September, at time when many people were preparing their meals. Fires spread destroying everything that the earthquake had left behind. The death toll rose to over 70000, with many more people left homeless. Date: 1923
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Behind Catastrophic Destroying Earthquake Fires Homeless Huddled Meals Midday Neighbouring Occurred Preparing Shelter Siding Spread Tokyo Toll Yokohama
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