April 14, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: A Moment of Silence

by twistedsifter

picture of the day Picture of the Day: A Moment of Silence

A MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

hiyori yama weather hill natori miyagi japan earthquake moment of silence Picture of the Day: A Moment of Silence
Photograph by Koichi Nakamura,Yomiuri Shimbun/Associated Press

 

Buddhist monks, Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, firefighters, and other relief workers observed a moment of silence on “Hiyori Yama,” or Weather Hill, in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, on April 11, 2011, exactly one month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. Local fishermen used to climb the manmade hump and decide whether it was safe to fish. (Koichi Nakamura,Yomiuri Shimbun/Associated Press)

 

via The Big Picture: Japan’s Crisis One Month Later