SENDAI, Japan — There is still a traffic jam these days along Hama Kaido, the two-lane road that parallels this city’s former coastal playground for miles. But the minivans and sedans that once roamed in search of picnic grounds, golf courses and horse stables have been replaced by thousands of dump trucks. Related This Time, Japan’s Gloom Runs Deeper (July 10, 2011) Times Topic: Japan — Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis (2011) Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Dump trucks in Sendai passing through gates where their loads are tabulated. The city has turned the tsunami-torn seaside parks here into gigantic dumps for the one million tons of debris that are expected to be…
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In Tsunami-Torn City, Seaside Playgrounds Become Debris Dumps