Нагадаємо, землетрус силою у майже 9 балів стався в Японії у п’ятницю. Він спровокував цунамі. Хвилі висотою 10 метрів змітали усе на своєму шляху - машини, будинки, потяги.

Тим часом повторні поштовхи тривають. Сила деяких з них перевищує 6 балів. Японські фахівці прогнозують, що такі поштовхи можуть тривати ще цілий місяць.

Catastrophe: The true scale of the devastion that the tsunami unleashed is clear in this picture of the port city of Minamisanriku town where 10,000 people are unaccounted for

Wreckage: Residents walk past debris, including an overturned fishing boat, in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi, as the full scale of the devastation caused by the tsunami becomes apparent

houses that managed to withstand the force of the tsunami wave are clogged up with bricks and wood

Surveying the damage: Soldiers walk along a road past an iron girder that has been uprooted from the ground and a fire that is still smoking in Minamisanriku

Scale of destruction: A tanker has been washed ashore by the massive wave in Kamaishi City

Counting the cost: People walk past a car that has been washed into a wall in Miyako

Rescue: Workers look for missing people in Yamamoto, but many areas are still cut off by damage to roads or flood waters

Apocalyptic: A lone cyclist makes his way through a debris-choked street in Miyako