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April 16, 2011
SHAKE AND BLOW
Hundreds of aftershocks worsen Japan's quake trauma
Onagawa, Japan (AFP) April 16, 2011
Hundreds of aftershocks have rocked the ground and frayed nerves in the five weeks since Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami, forcing survivors to relive the terror almost daily. The incessant rumbling of the Earth's stressed crust has held back relief work, imperilled already dangerous operations to contain a nuclear crisis and fuelled fears far beyond the coast that was devastated by the giant wave. Many now complain of "earthquake sickness" - the sensation that the ground is swaying benea ... read more

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