A family looks over what is left of their destroyed home in the Natori neighborhood hit hard by the tsunami
aftermath
A resident walks through the rubble of homes
The devastated town can be seen from a cemetary on a hill
A firefighter sprays water to clean a street
Government officials walk down a recently cleared roadway where the earthquake-spawned tsunami caused a massive fuel spill and fire
Aiko Musashi and her husband, Katsuya, remove belongings from their destroyed home. Residents have started returning to their homes to began the massive cleanup operation caused by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake