People in a floating container are rescued from a building following an earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi Prefecture March 12, 2011
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A firefighter runs at the site of a massive tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake in Sendai area, March 12, 2011
A vehicle is half-submerged at a crossroad after an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai city, March 12, 2011
A man looks at messages left by survivors at an evacuation center in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture March 12, 2011
Fire boats battle a blaze at the Cosmo Oil facility in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture on March 12, 2011
A damaged train off its tracks after an earthquake and tsunami in Nobiru, Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture March 12, 2011
Cars, which were swept together by a tsunami then caught fire, are seen after an earthquake in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture March 12, 2011
Smoke billows from an oil refinery with submerged rice paddy in foreground following a massive tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture