Tokyo – Japan Earthquake 2011: Devastating Photos Of The Wreckage

March 13, 2011 12:59 pm

Members of Japanese Self-Defence Force prepare a convoy for search and rescue operations in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 220km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami hit northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA Tokyo – March 11 was a devastating day for Japan, after a magnitude-8.9 offshore earthquake violently rattled the nation’s eastern coast before unleashing a deadly tsunami that swept away cars, homes and businesses as it touched land.

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The sun rises over tsunami-devastated area in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 220km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

Search and rescue workers look for survivors in the rubble in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, 13 March 2011 after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011 .Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

Flames and smoke rise from a petroleum refining plant next to a heating power station in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 220km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011. This follows the strong earthquakes and tsunami which according to Japanese police could take more than 10,000 lives. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

A soldier comforts a survivor in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan 13 March 2011 of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011 Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

A light aircraft is seen in the rubble at Sendai airport after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011, Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 13 2011. Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

Scattered car batteries are seen at Sendai Port after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 13 2011. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

A 'Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team' member looks at the scene of devastion at Sendai Port 13 March 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011. Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

Activity by Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the tsunami-devastated city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

With both sides of the track covered in water local residents walk on the railway line in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

A family walk around Sendai Port 13 March 2011 after a devastating earthquake and tsunami ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011. Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

A fire in a warehouse burns out of control at Sendai Port 13 March 2011 after a devastating earthquake and tsunami ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011. Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

Search and rescue workers look inside cars for survivors at Sendai Port 13 mARCH 2011 after a devastating earthquake and tsunami ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011, Sendai. Japanese police say that the number of people killed in the disaster could surpass 10,000 EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

Firemen put out a blaze at Sendai Port after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 13 2011. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

A rescue helicopter of Japan's Self-Defence Force flies over a makeshift evacuation center over the tsunami-devastated area in Ishinomaki is seen in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

Against a backdrop of cars flipped by the tsunami, local residents wade through water in the devastated main street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

A line of search and rescue workers looking for survivors in the rubble and wreckage in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan 13 March 2011 after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011. The death toll lis expected to surpass the 10,000 figure EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

A resident cycles through debris in the tsunami-devastated area of Ishinomaki is seen in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

An elderly resident is rescued by Japan's Self-Defense Forces members in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

A handout photograph made available by the Japanese Red Cross on 13 March 2011 shows the military coordinating the transportation of those who need to be evacuated after the earthquakes and tsunamis, near Ishinomaki Red Cross hospital in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on 12 March 2011. A powerful earthquake hit Japan on 11 March 2011. EPA/Toshiharu Kato

A handout photograph made available by the Japanese Red Cross on 13 March 2011 shows that every available space is being used, providing areas for people to sleep, receive treatment, support relatives, and more at Ishinomaki Red Cross hospital in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on 12 March 2011. A powerful earthquake hit Japan on 11 March 2011. EPA/Toshiharu Kato

People queue up for food rations at a supermarket after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's Pacific East coast on 11 March 2011, Ogawara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 13 2011. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

Locals walk down one of the main thoroughfares of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 passing wrecked vehicles either side of the road after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

An elderly resident contemplates the event of the past days as she sits amongst driftwood and wreckage items in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

Against a backdrop of cars flipped by the tsunami, local residents wade through wate in the devastated main street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

Two residents push an elderly man in a supermarket trolley through water brought by tsunamis in the devastated main street in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

From a higher-ground vantage point, residents look down at the tsunami-devastated area from beneth a torii gate in Ishinomaki is seen in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

A partial view of the tsunami-devastated area of Ishinomaki is seen in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, about 270km north of Tokyo,13 March, 2011 after strong earthquakes and tsunami killing more than 1,000 people were hitting northern Japan and Japanese capital of Tokyo area on 11 March. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

People walk along a flooded street in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

Japan Self Defence Forces troops rescue people from flooded areas in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

Patients recover in the first-floor lobby of a hospital in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

A woman is rescued from a flooded area by Japan Self Defense Forces troops in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

People walk through floodwaters caused by a tsunami in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

People walk in front of a tuna fishing boat tossed on to land in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

An elderly person has a meal at an evacuation centre in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. Japan faces a growing humanitarian crisis on a scale not seen since World War Two after its devastating earthquake and tsunami left millions of people without water, electricity, homes or heat. REUTERS/Kyodo

A woman looks out over the destroyed landscape in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area, March 13, 2011. Japan faces a growing humanitarian crisis on a scale not seen since World War Two after its devastating earthquake and tsunami left millions of people without water, electricity, homes or heat. REUTERS/Kyodo

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