Japan Devastation

A powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of control. Dozens of people were killed. Tsunami warnings blanketed the entire Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge Tarmac, parking lot and surrounding area are covered with mud and debris carried by tsunami at Sendai Airport in Sendai,... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, cars are washed away in a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, an oil refinery burns in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture Japan Friday March ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, ships and boats are washed ashore in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefectur, Japan ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge This image provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows a "tsunami forecast model" created by the Pacific Tsunami Warning ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, a wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, water surrounds the airport building at Sendai Airport, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Flames rise from houses and debris half submerged in tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge People walk past a ruined bus stop which was crushed by part of fallen outer wall of a nearby building ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Tokyo Fire Department rescue workers arrive at Kudan Kaikan in Tokyo as local media said its ceiling was damaged after ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Train passengers watch TV at Tokyo's Shinagawa train station to get first-hand information on a very strong earthquake on ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this image taken from NHK television, smokes rise from houses in Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan Friday, March 11, 2011 ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this image taken from NHK television, a flame rises from petrochemical complex in Ichikawa, near Tokyo Friday, March 11,... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Part of houses swallowed by tsunami burn in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Broken bottles litter on the floor of a food shop in Sendai after a powerful earthquake hit northern Japan on ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, houses, cars and debris half submerged is swept towards a highway ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge The town of Oarai is submerged after a tsunami in Ibaraki prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge A port is submerged after a tsunami spawned by a powerful earthquake in Oarai town, Ibaraki prefecture (state), Japan, Friday,... AP

Enlarge A smoke billows from a fire as an area of Soma port is flooded by waters after tsunami spawned by ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Smoke billows from residences on fire as a coastal area is flooded by waters after a tsunami in Iwaki, Fukushima ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, houses, cars and debris half submerged is swept towards a highway,... ANONYMOUS / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge An earthquake-triggered tsunami washes away a warehouse and vehicles in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, on Friday, March 11,...

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