3. Houses are shown in flames while the Natori river floods over the surrounding area with tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Japan.
4. Houses swallowed by tsunami waves burn in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state), Japan
5. This aerial shot shows houses in flames after being hit by a tsunami at Natori city in Miyagi prefecture, Japan.
6. Giant fireballs rise from a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture (state), Japan.
16. Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan.
17. Fishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, Northern Japan.
18. A tsunami tidal wave washes away houses in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
19. A tsunami, tidal wave smashes vehicles and houses at Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, Northern Japan.
20. A tsumani triggered by a powerful earthquake makes its way to sweep part of Sendai airport in Northern Japan.
21. Tarmac, parking lot and surrounding area are covered with mud and debris carried by tsunami at Sendai Airport in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state), Japan.
22. Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan
23. The tarmac and surrounding area of Sendai Airport is covered with water after a tsunami at in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture Japan.
30. Earthquake and tsunami victims make their way past debris and water in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
31. People make their way past cars carried by a tsunami to the entrance of an elementary school after an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan.
32. A light plane mingles with debris following a massive tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake at Sendai airport in Sendai, northern Japan.
33. A ship lifted up into a town by a tsunami following an earthquake is seen in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
34. A factory building has collapsed in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
35. Residents check the damaged done on a road a house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan
36. A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2011 A ship tossed ashore by a tsunami following an earthquake is seen in Aomori Prefecture, Japan .
37. Workers inspect a caved-in section of a prefectural road in Satte, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
38. An aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a tsunami tidal wave at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan.
40. Hundreds of people wait for busses at a Tokyo bus terminal as commuter trains stopped their services in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
41. Commuters sit stranded at Tokyo railway station as train services are suspended due to a powerful earthquake.
42. Train passengers wait at Tokyo's Shinagawa station to get first-hand information on train service which was halted following a very strong earthquake.
43. Stranded commuters sit inside Tokyo railway station as train services are suspended due to a powerful earthquake in Tokyo.
45. An energy map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the intensity of the tsunami in the Pacific Ocean caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, 2011 THE END