EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
11.03.2011
11.03.2011
A massive 8.9-magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing dozens of deaths, more than 80 fires, and a 10-meter (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. Homes were swept away and damage is extensive. As more images of this historic event become available, they will be added below.
Buildings burn after an earthquake near Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011
People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011
Houses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011
Houses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by a tsunami in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011
A massive tsunami hits the coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011
The oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire
People watch the aftermath of tsunami waves covering a port at Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011
Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the Earthquake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo
Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan March 11, 2011. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo
Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area
Cars and other Debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011
Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo
Natural gas containers burn at a facility following an earthquake in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo March 11, 2011
Natural gas storage tanks burn at the Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011
Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011
A building burns after an earthquake in the Odaiba district of Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011
Seismologist Bernd Weber of Germany's Geoscientific Research Institute GFZ in Potsdam poses for the media as he points on a graph with the magnitude of the earthquake in Japan on a monitor in Potsdam, March 11, 2011
Picture Update
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, NUCLEAR RADIATION, and now STORM NOW, the toughness of People of JAPAN are being TESTED
A woman cooking for her family in front of their destroyed house in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture.
Tragic, Yoshie Murakami
Frozen .... rescue teams are looking for the surviving victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai
Traffic Jam in Tokyo and Fukushima
In the ice ..... people in Sendai which rocked the tsunami now have to fight against the freezing weather
The never ending Disasters
Emperor Akihito said he was "very worried" about the nuclear crisis and said "I hope from my heart most deeply, for the people of Japan could hold hands, look after each other with affection and together to overcome this difficult time.
The condition of passengers waiting at the airport for Tokyo flights
Thousands of people began queuing up to leave Tokyo to avoid nuclear radiation
Anak2 who hugged as they gathered to ensure safety at schools in Miyako
A mother who worried ; using the masks
The land of apocalypse ..... a city swept clean by the tsunami in the provinces Iwata
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