Earthquake in Japan triggers tsunami

Published March 11, 2011
Vehicles rest on a damaged road at a carpark in Yabuki, in southern Fukushima Prefecture.?AFP Photo
Vehicles rest on a damaged road at a carpark in Yabuki, in southern Fukushima Prefecture.?AFP Photo
Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast.?AP Photo
Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast.?AP Photo
Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March.?AFP Photo
Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March.?AFP Photo
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.?AP Photo
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.?AP Photo
Japanese tourists watch a TV news program about a strong earthquake hitting their country at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.?AFP Photo
Japanese tourists watch a TV news program about a strong earthquake hitting their country at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.?AFP Photo
The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares.?AFP Photo
The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares.?AFP Photo
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) reacts he feels an earthquake as he attends a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo.?Reuters Photo
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) reacts he feels an earthquake as he attends a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo.?Reuters Photo
People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan.?AP Photo
People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai, northern Japan.?AP Photo
Hotel employees gather at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo, Japan while an earthquake hits.?AP Photo
Hotel employees gather at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo, Japan while an earthquake hits.?AP Photo
People stand outside after evacuating buildings in Tokyo's financial district.?Reuters Photo
People stand outside after evacuating buildings in Tokyo's financial district.?Reuters Photo
A building burns after an earthquake in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.?Reuters Photo
A building burns after an earthquake in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.?Reuters Photo

A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars, farm buildings on fire and boats, media and witnesses said.

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