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Toya Chiba, a reporter for local newspaper Iwate Tokai Shimbun, is swept by a tsunami as he records with his video camera, at Kamaishi port, Iwate prefecture. REUTERS/Kamaishi Port Office via Kyodo/Handout
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Chiba managed to survive the tsunami by grabbing a dangling rope and climbing onto a coal heap around 8 meters high after being swept away for about 30 meters, Kyodo news reports. REUTERS/Kamaishi Port Office via Kyodo/Handout
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The Kamaishi port, Iwate prefecture was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Toya Chiba, a reporter for local newspaper Iwate Tokai Shimbun, is swept by a tsunami as he was recording with his video camera.
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Chiba was shooting photos at the mouth of the Owatari River when the tsunami struck him.
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He survived with scratches and bruises after being swept away for about 30 meter.
