A house lies damaged in a river going through Kesennuma City on March 15, 2011
The Struggle to Recover
Firefighters fight a blaze in Kesennuma City, northeast Japan on March 15, 2011
A classroom devastated by tsunami is seen at an elementary school in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture
A man holds his dog as they wait to be scanned for radiation exposure at a temporary scanning center in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture
Heavy snow falls as members of the Japan Self-Defense Force arrive at the devastated residential area in Otsuchi March 16, 2011
A resident walks in an area damaged by tsunami as the debris among the trees shows the height of the tsunami at a village in Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture
A Japan Self-Defense Force officer retrieves a photo album from the ruins of the devastated residential area of Otsuchi as heavy snow falls March 16, 2011
Earthquake victims read newspapers around a fire in Otsuchi, northern Japan Wednesday, March 16, 2011, after Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami
U.S. Air Force and Marine personnel look out over debris left at Sendai airport on March 13, 2011