The BBC’s Rachel Harvey reports from tsunami-hit Ofunato, Japan, where survivors are picking through rubble, looking for anything that might be of value. Meanwhile, the cold weather is taking its toll on victims of the tsunami. Although many survivors have gone elsewhere to stay with friends or relatives, for those remaining, “it is a day to day struggle just to get enough to eat and drink and to stay warm,” says Harvey.
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