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Photos: Japan earthquake and tsunami aftermath

Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex
In this image released by Tokyo Electric Power Co., smoke billows from the No. 3 unit among four housings cover four reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear complex Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporarily suspending efforts to cool the overheating reactors. Hours later, officials said they were preparing to send the team back in.
AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co

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A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.

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Quake debris
Cars and other Debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011.
AP Photo/Keichi Nakane, The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex
In this image released by Tokyo Electric Power Co., smoke billows from the No. 3 unit among four housings cover four reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear complex Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporarily suspending efforts to cool the overheating reactors. Hours later, officials said they were preparing to send the team back in.
AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co
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Tsunami survivors' notes
Tsunami survivors' notes seeking information about their missing relatives and friends put up on the entrance of Natori City Hall in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 five days after the disaster.
AP Photo/Koji Sasahara