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BBC returns to ghost town flattened by Japan quake

On New Year's Day a devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake, and several smaller earthquakes, shook Japan's remote Noto Peninsula, killing 241 people and leaving a further 11 missing.

About 55,000 houses were destroyed or badly damaged.

Wajima was one of the worst-hit towns - buildings were toppled and a major fire broke.

More than four weeks on, the BBC returned to Wajima to investigate the extent of the devastation - finding people still without running water.

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