Houses are swept out to burn at sea
An explosion at an oil refinery after the earthquake
A small boat gets stuck in a tsunami whirlpool
Cars and other debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
Houses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City
A person on the third floor of a Japanese airport photographs damage and debris
Tsunami tidal waves are seen moving upstream the Naka river
A car gets swept away by the tsunami tides
Residents look at a massive crack in the ground
The oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan reacts after he feels the earthquake during a committee meeting in parliament in Tokyo
Vehicles ready for shipping are carried away by a tsunami tidal wave
A tsunami carries buildings across waters in Kamaishi city port
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
Houses swallowed by the tsunami burn in Sendai, Miyagi
Sendai Airport
People watch the aftermath of the tsunami tides from a bridge
A whirlpool swirls offshore
Waves of tsunami topple trees
This sidewalk used to be level
Light planes and vehicles mashed together
A collapsed pedestrian road
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan
People at a book store react as the store’s ceiling falls
Ships and boats are washed ashore in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefectur, Japan
A boat is caught in a tsunami whirlpool
A closeup of the last picture
Sendai Airport
The tsunami goes over an inter-coastal canal
Cars are washed away in a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture Japan
Sludge from the tsunami creeps inland
Boats are swept by a wave after a tsunami and earthquake in Asahikawa city
Two men look at smoke rising over the Tokyo skyline after the earthquake struck
A wave from the tsunami sweeps boats inland
Cars collide with storage crates
A wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture
Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito City
Houses, cars and debris are swept towards a highway
Collapsed tombstones on a hill in Kure, Japan
Water surrounds the airport building at Sendai Airport
Oarai town submerged in water and debris
A tsunami surge sweeps boats, cars and other debris over a highway in the Sendai City area
A man wades through a flooded street
A tsunami surge throws boats against a building in Hachinoche, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Fire smokes billow from residences
A tsunami surge carrying debris sweeps between houses to reach poly tunnels on farmland near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture Japan
Parts of a beer factory’s facilities are collapsed as the employees gather on the rooftops
Smokes rise from houses in Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan
Residents walk through rubble
A wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan
