Japan marks 8th anniversary of 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster

People pray in front of a memorial monument in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on March 11, 2019 on the eighth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. Eight years ago, a devastating 9.0 magnitude quake struck under the Pacific Ocean and the resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and claimed thousands of lives. [Photo: VCG/JIJI PRESS]