Images: Japan earthquake and tsunami
An official wears protective clothing while waiting to scan people for radiation an emergency center on Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A survivor looks at a damaged car lying on a pedestrian's rail after being washed away by Friday's catastrophic earthquake-triggered tsunami in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan Sunday
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An elderly man taken by wheelchair to be scanned for levels of radiation in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011. Friday's quake and tsunami damaged two nuclear reactors at a power plant in the prefecture, and at least one of them appeared to be going through a partial meltdown, raising fears of a radiation leak.
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An SOS sign is written on the ground of Shizugawa High School in Minamisanrikucho in Miyagi Prefecture (state), northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the area.
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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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Japanese recovery teams search a destroyed area of Sendai, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after the area was hit by Friday's catastrophic earthquake-triggered tsunami.
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A soldier in the Japanese army helps get fresh water to a resident in Koriyama, Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A car sits on top of a small building in a destroyed neighborhood in Sendai, Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011 after it was washed into the area by the tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.
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People line up with various containers to get fresh water in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A man stands to be checked for levels of radiation in Koriyama, northeastern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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An official scans a man for radiation at an emergency center Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A man holds empty bottles as he waits for water an emergency center on Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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A man holds his baby as they are prepared to be scanned for levels of radiation in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011. Friday's quake and tsunami damaged two nuclear reactors at a power plant in the prefecture, and at least one of them appeared to be going through a partial meltdown, raising fears of a radiation leak.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, a wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japans northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, a wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, a wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday March 11.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, a first wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday.
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Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, a first wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, houses, cars and debris half submerged is swept toward a highway by a tsunami in the Sendai city area, Miyagi Prefecture (state) Friday.
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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.
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, houses, cars and debris half submerged is swept toward a highway by a tsunami in the Sendai city are.
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Tarmac, parking lot and surrounding area are covered with mud and debris carried by tsunami at Sendai Airport in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday.
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Cars and other Debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast on Friday
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AP Photo/Kyodo NewsTsunami swirls inside a port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday.
Cars line up for several blocks to get gas and supplies.
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People evacuated to a rooftop of a building look at other buildings damaged by tsunami tidal waves at a port in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan.
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People seek refuge on the rooftop of a building as light planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a tsumani that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan on Friday, March 11.
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A truck remains stranded on a road damaged by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Friday.
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Black smoke rises from a building in Tokyos Odaiba bay area after strong earthquakes hit Japan Friday.
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Trucks sit overturned and boats are cast on a pier in a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after tsunami ebbed away as Japan was struck by a strong earthquake.
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Residents walk through the rubles of residents collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan, Friday.
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A man wades through a flooded street after tsunami spawned by a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan.
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Tarmac and surrounding area are covered with water from tsunami at Sendai Airport in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state).
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, cars are washed away in a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture Japan Friday.
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This image provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows a tsunami forecast model created by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii predicting the wave height of the tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake Friday. The Hawaiis islands are located at the edge of the yellow pattern, but waves could be higher along the coastline when the tsunami arrives.
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Flames rise from houses and debris half submerged in tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday
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In this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, an oil refinery burns in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture Japan Friday.
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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.
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Dain Okimoto looks down on the lights of Waikiki from Tantalus Drive Thursday, March 10, 2011 in Honolulu. Okimoto along with thousands of Oahu residents evacuated to higher ground due to a tsunami warning for the state of Hawaii.,
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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.
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People walk past a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday.
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Tokyo Fire Department rescue workers arrive at Kudan Kaikan in Tokyo as local media said its ceiling was damaged after a strong earthquake and injured people inside the hall Friday.
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n this video image taken from Japans NHK TV, ships and boats are washed ashore in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefectur, Japan Friday.
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Yurikamome train passengers walk on the elevated track toward Shiodome Station in Tokyo near Tokyo Bay Friday shortly after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japans northeastern coast.
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A tsunami surge sweeps cars, boats and other debris against a building in Miyaku City, Iwate Prefecture Japan. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japans northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast.
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Fire smokes billow from residences as a coastal area is flooded by waters after a tsunami in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan.
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Flames rise from houses on fire after powerful earthquakes hit Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011.
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Oarai town is submerged after a tsunami in Ibaraki prefecture (state), Japan.
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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 Japans eastern coast Friday.
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People seek refuge on the rooftop of a building as light planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a tsumani that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan.
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Fire flames raise from a coastal area after a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (state), Japan.
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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.
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Flames rise from an oil refinery after a powerful earthquake in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture (state), Japan.
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A chimney falls onto its factory in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, after one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japans eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011.
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With a tsunami warning in effect for Northern California, a man and woman walk along a pier at Fort Point near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Friday, March 11, 2011. The warnings came after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami struck Japan.
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The shore and pier at Seal Beach, Calif. are closed to the public as officials wait for a tsunami warning to pass on Friday, March 11, 2011, after a major earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.
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Light planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a tsumani that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2022. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japans eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland.
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With a tsunami warning in effect for Northern California, police patrol along San Franciscos Great Highway on Friday, March 11, 2011. Tsunami warnings were issued after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan.
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A Honolulu Fire Department helicopter hovers low over Waikiki Beach attempting to chase away some people who had wandered onto the beach early Friday morning, March 11, 2011 in Honolulu.
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Mark Fontes, of Costa Mesa, Calif., holds his board while watching waves on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, Calif., 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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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.
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A lone person stands on the beach and watches as a surge from a tsunami from the Japanese earthquake hits the rocky coast in Seaside, Ore., Friday, March, 11, 2011.
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An oil refinery burns in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake.
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A tsunami surge carrying debris sweeps between houses to reach poly tunnels on farmland near Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture Japan on Friday.
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