A train sits derailed in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture on Saturday.
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Thick black smoke rises from burning buildings in a factory zone in Sendai, northeastern Japan on Saturday.
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A ship lifted up into a town by a tsunami following an earthquake is seen in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
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Vehicles and debris seen pushed into a home in Minami Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan, Saturday, after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
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An energy map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the intensity of the tsunami in the Pacific Ocean caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck Japan on Friday. Thousands of people fled their homes along the Pacific coast of North and South America on Friday as a tsunami triggered by Japan's massive earthquake reached the region but appeared to spare it from major damage.
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A tsunami-drifted house sits under a bridge in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Saturday morning, after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
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Cargo containers scattered by a tsunami following an earthquake are seen in Sendai, northeastern, Saturday. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
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Houses burn and the Natori river is flooded by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, after strong earthquakes hit the area.
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People wait in queue to receive water distributed at a park in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, a day after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast, Saturday.
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Earthquake and tsunami victims make their way past debris and water in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Friday. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
Cars are floating in the recent tsunami incidents...
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A ship tossed ashore by a tsunami following an earthquake is seen in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
People look at a burning port of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, engulfed by dense smoke and flames Friday, after a strong earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the area, igniting leaked crude oil in the water.
Buildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada, Japan. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on March 11, triggering a 32-foot tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars, and farm buildings on fire.
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A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan on record struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars, and farm buildings on fire.
Earthquake-triggered tsumanis sweep shores along Iwanuma in northern Japan on March 11. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings, and tons of debris miles inland.
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People are being rescued by the relevant authorities.
Images before the tsunami 4th April 2010 and after the incidents 12 March 2011...
