An 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan early Friday, triggering tsunamis that caused widespread devastation and crippled a nuclear power plant.
Trucks carrying relief supplies drive a road amid the rubble at Onagawa town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011, just one week after the earthquake and resulting tsunami.
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Fire fighters search for survivors following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
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In this photo made off NHK TV video footage, a Japan Self-Defense Force helicopter dumps water over the No. 3 unit of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, Thursday, March 17, 2011. The Japanese caption reads: "9:52 a.m. Second discharge of water."
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This image made available from Tokyo Electric Power Co. via Kyodo News, shows the damaged No. 4 unit of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Okumamachi, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday March 15, 2011. White smoke billows from the No. 3 unit.
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A woman puts in order the rubble at her house destroyed by Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Tuesday March 15, 2011.
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Vessels lie on the ground of a devastated area in Kesennuma, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A convoy of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force arrives in the tsunami-hit area for recovery operations in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
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Smoke continues to billow from an devastated area in Kesennuma, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A truck dangles from a collapsed bridge in Ishinomaki, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A cyclist passes a damaged "'tsunami escape area" sign after a tsunami struck in Ofunato, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel, searched damaged areas of the town of Ofunato for trapped survivors Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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People stand around a vessel washed ashore by Friday's tsunami in Ofunato, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel, searched damaged areas of the town of Ofunato for trapped survivors Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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A general view taken from a high building shows damage caused by Friday's tsunami in Ofunato, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel, searched damaged areas of the town of Ofunato for trapped survivors Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force search a tsunami damaged part of Ofunato, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel, searched damaged areas of the town of Ofunato for trapped survivors Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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Members of a Fairfax County, Virginia, search and rescue team from the U.S. walk through a damaged area as they search for tsunami survivors in Ofunato, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel have arrived in northern Japan to help in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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Vehicles driving south out of Fukushima Prefecture, where a troubled nuclear power plant is located, make a traffic jam in Kitaibaraki, north of Tokyo Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast. Conditions at the crippled nuclear power plant deteriorated further Tuesday, with a Japanese nuclear safety official saying that the water inside the waste fuel storage pool for a damaged reactor may be boiling.
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Keijo Nakamura, right, and his wife Haruka react as they stand on the remains of a dead relative's home after the house was washed away by the tsunami in Ofunato, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel, searched damaged areas of the town of Ofunato for trapped survivors Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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Japanese survivors of Friday's earthquake and tsunami walk under umbrellas through the leveled city of Minamisanriku, in northeastern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
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Heavy machines make the way in the rubble at the earthquake and tsunami devastated area Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, four days after the disaster.
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People search the tsunami-hit residential area in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after the disaster.
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A man walks near a stranded yacht in the tsunami-hit area in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after the disaster.
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Wreckage of Toyota Yaris compact sedans, export model for North America destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, remain at a Sendai port, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
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A shopping street is filled with vehicles including fire trucks washed away by Friday's tsunami in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
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Members of the U.S. rescue team with a sniffer dog search for victims in the tsunami-hit area in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after the disaster.
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People carry their furniture from their ruined home Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, four days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coast towns.
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A shopper stands near the empty shelves in a supermarket in Moriyama, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A young Japanese survivor of the earthquake and tsunami searches her family home for any belongings she can find in the leveled city of Minamisanriku, in northeastern Japan, Tuesday March 15, 2011.
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A body of a victim of the earthquake and tsunami lays wrapped in front of a house where recovery personnel found it in the leveled city of Minamisanriku, in northeastern Japan, Tuesday March 15, 2011.
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A man prays his family members at tsunami-devastated area Tuesday March 15, 2011 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, Japan.
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Rescuers stand atop the roof of devastated houses at Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday March 15, 2011, after Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami.
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Rescuers searches for the victims of Friday's tsunami at Noda village, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members search for the victims of Friday's tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A rescuer searches for the victims of Friday's tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Officers inspect Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Mitsubishi F-2 which was swept out by Friday's tsunami into a building at Matsushima base in Higashimatsushima, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel search for victims around a ship swept out by Friday's tsunami in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit Japan's east coast.
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Local firefighting volunteers seek survivors at the devastated Noda village, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Minami Sanriku town is submerged after Friday's strong earthquake-triggered tsunami in Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
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This Arpil 4, 2010 image released by GeoEye shows an area of Ishinomaki, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
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This March 12, 2011 image released by GeoEye shows an area of Ishinomaki, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
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In this Aug. 3, 2010 image released by GeoEye, the Sendai Airport in Sendai, Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
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In this March 12, 2011 image released by GeoEye, the Sendai Airport in Sendai, Japan. The estimated death toll from Japan's disasters climbed past 10,000 Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns and hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water. The prime minister said it was the nation's worst crisis since World War II.
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This Nov. 15, 2009 photo provided by GeoEye shows the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Japan. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region. Four nuclear plants in northeastern Japan have reported damage, but the danger Monday appeared to be greatest at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex, where one explosion occurred over the weekend and a second was feared.
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In this March 12, 2011 photo provided by GeoEye, Fukushima, Japan is shown. Japan's nuclear crisis intensified Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple reactor meltdowns and more than 180,000 people evacuated the quake- and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast where fears spread over possible radioactive contamination. Nuclear plant operators were frantically trying to keep temperatures down in a series of nuclear reactors, including one where officials feared a partial meltdown could be happening Sunday, to prevent the disaster from growing worse. But hours after officials announced the latest dangers to face the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex, including the possibility of a second explosion in two days, there were few details about what was being done to bring the situation under control.
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In this combination of photos provided by GeoEye, Natori, Japan is seen. The photo on the left was taken April 4, 2010. The photo on right was taken Saturday, March 12, 2011, one day after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Oshika Peninsula.
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In this combination of photos provided by GeoEye, Sendai, Japan is seen. The photo on the left was taken April 4, 2010. The photo on right was taken Saturday, March 12, 2011, one day after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Oshika Peninsula.
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This combo made from images provided by GeoEye shows the Arahama area of Sendai, Japan on April 10, 2010, left, and March 12, 2011, after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
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This combo made from images provided by GeoEye shows an area of Natori, Japan on April 4, 2010, left, and March 12, 2011, after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
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This combo made from images provided by GeoEye shows an area of Yuriage near Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on April 4, 2010, left, and March 12, 2011, after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing a tsunami that devastated the region.
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U.S. and British search and rescue teams set up a base to bed in for the night in a gymnasium after arriving at the Setamai school in Sumita, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles County in the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 225 personnel have arrived in northern Japan to help in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
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An aerial view shows a residential area during planned outage in Fuji city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011. The planned blackouts were meant to help make up for a severe shortfall after key nuclear plants were left inoperable due to Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
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A survivor of the tsunami that swept through his village of Saito, in northeastern Japan, retells the story to a rescue team that arrived to search the area Monday, March 14, 2011. Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands.
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The rubble caused by an earthquake and tsunami fill the landscape in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after northeastern coastal towns were devastated by an earthquake and tsunami.
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Rescuers conduct search operation amidst smoldering debris in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
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Vessels float on oil spilled water in Fudai, Iwate, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
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People walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Onagawa town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A woman looks for her father-in-law's "ihai" spirit tablet, a placard to designate his seat in a house, in Ofunato, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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People walk a road between the rubble of destroyed buildings in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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People walk on a makeshift dirt road among the rubble in Minamisanrikucho, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A bird flies in front of damaged buildings in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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A ferry stranded on a building is seen in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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City Center sits devastated by a strong earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Monday, March 14, 2011.
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The frame of a building is seen at a devastated area of Minamisanrikucho, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Leaning electric poles are left in the area following massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake in Daigasaki, near Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011.
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Debris covers part of a residential area in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Survivors of Friday's earthquake and tsunami spend time at an evacuation center in Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011.
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Police officers carry the body of a victim in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after northeastern coastal towns were devastated by an earthquake and tsunami.
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People look at a devastated area of Minamisanriku, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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In this March 13, 2011 photo, people look at the upper part of a house washed away by tsunami in Minamisanrikucho in Miyagi Prefecture, two days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's northeast coast.
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People line up to get kerosene in Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture (state) Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's northeast coast.
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A displaced house washed away by a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami gets stuck at a torii, a gate of a shrine in Noda village, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after the earthquake hit the country's east coast.
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A market near a port is filled with debris in Fudai, Iwate, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
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Rescuers conduct search operation amidst smoldering debris in Kesennuma, northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
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People walk through an devastated area in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi northern Japan Monday, March 14, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
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Debris covers part of a fishing port on Izushima island in Onagawacho, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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In this image made off Japan's NTV/NNN Japan television footage, smoke ascends from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant's Unit 3 in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011. The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked Japan's stricken nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive column of smoke into the air and wounding 11 workers.
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The No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, is seen at left, with its upper part of the walls blown off after an explosion in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture (state), northeastern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
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A fishing boat stands in front of a man at Miyako, northeastern Japan, on Saturday March 12, 2011, one day after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A fishing boat lays on its side in shallow water in the boat basin at Crescent City, Calif., after a tsunami surge withdrew Friday, March 11, 2011. The surges broke loose and damaged most of the 35 boats that remained in the harbor with the surges began to hit.
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Houses swallowed by tsunami waves burn in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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People take shelter as they stay the night at Tokyo International Forum early Saturday, March 12, 2011 since train and bus services are suspended after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday.
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A boat is carried by a tsunami surge on the harbor in Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2011. A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Japan resulted in warnings as far away as the United States' west coast.
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A tsunami approaches seashore houses in Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, March 11, 2011 after the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast.
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Swirls of waves approach to a coast in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011 after a powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast.
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People walk by a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture (state)), Japan, after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coasts.
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Black smoke raises from a building during a fire in Tokyo after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011.
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In this image made off Japan's NHK television, badly damaged vehicles are seen amid debris in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011 after a powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast.
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Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday.
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The ABC news ticker in New York's Times Square displays news about the earthquake in Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan sparking tsunami warnings as far away as the United States' west coast.
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With a tsunami warning in effect for Northern California, a group of people watch as a wave hits near Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Friday, March 11, 2011. The warnings came after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.
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Travelers rest on the floor stranded at the Haneda international airport in Tokyo after a massive earthquake Friday, March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts.
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A Coast Guard helicopter flies above Pebble Beach in Crescent City, Calif. on Friday, March 11, 2011 where onlookers watch for the predicted surges of a tsunami. The first small surge was spotted at 7:38 a.m. and continued.
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An earthquake-triggered tsunami approaches the shore of Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coasts.
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People gather outside Sendai station after a powerful earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing scores of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
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People watch the water recede from Hobron Harbor in Honolulu on Friday, March 11, 2011. Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches before dawn Friday but didn't cause any major damage after devastating Japan.
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Smoke billows from houses in Natori, northern Japan, after the area was hit by a powerful earthquake and a tsunami on Friday March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing scores of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
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An earthquake-triggered tsunami washes away a warehouse and vehicles in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts.
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Fishing boats get stranded on shore at Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture (state), Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011.
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Vehicles remain overturned at Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture (state), Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011.
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Earthquake-triggered tsunami sweeps the shore as Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts.
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Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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A building is in flames near Sendai airport, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, after a powerful earthquake, the largest in Japan's recorded history, slammed the eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011.
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Broken bottles litter on the floor of a food shop in Sendai after a powerful earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing scores of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.
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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.
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Stranded commuters watch a TV news on a powerful earthquake at Tokyo railway station as train services are suspended in Tokyo Friday, March 11, 2011. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coasts Friday.
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Houses are shown in flame while the Natori river floods over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area.
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Oarai town is submerged after a tsunami in Ibaraki prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people.
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Giant fireballs rise from a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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In this image taken from NHK television, a flame rises from petrochemical complex in Ichikawa, near Tokyo Friday, March 11, 2011. Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter.
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In this image taken from NHK television, Sendai Airport is flooded after an strong earthquake in Sendai, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011.
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In this image made off Japan's NHK TV video footage, houses are washed away by tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) eastern Japan, after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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Black smoke rises from a burning building in Tokyo after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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In this image made off Japan's NHK TV video footage, vehicles are washed away by tsunami in coastal area in eastern Japan after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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The area is flooded by tsunami in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture (state) as Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.
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People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011. Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, triggering a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter.
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