Photos séisme du japon. Destruction and radiation danger in aftermath of the Japan earthquake. Portfolio. Le Japon dévasté. Fukushima vu de l'espace. Japon: les jours d'après. Japan earthquake and tsunami: The moment mother nature engulfed a nation. By Daily Mail Reporter Created: 12:48 GMT, 11 March 2011 Japan was today plunged into chaos after a cataclysmic earthquake sent merciless tsunami waves rushing through its helpless streets. The unforgiving tide of water unleashed after one of the biggest quakes in recent history obliterated tens of thousands of buildings, devouring almost anything in its path. As the death toll soared, dozens more countries braced themselves for similar scenes of destruction as the full force of the mother nature powered through the Pacific ocean. Stretching into the distance, waves caused by the tsunami pour over the coastline and rush inland swamping all before them.
As the seawater passes over the land it mixes with the soil and begins to change colour to a dark brown Helpless: A ship, dwarfed by the sheer size of the whirlpool, is drawn ever closer towards the vortex as is tossed about in the foaming waters off the port of Oarai, Ibaraki. Earthquake in Japan - Alan Taylor - In Focus. A massive 8.9-magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing dozens of deaths, more than 80 fires, and a 10-meter (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline.
Homes were swept away and damage is extensive. As more images of this historic event become available, they will be added below. [Update, Sunday 3/13 - new entry added with Scenes from the Aftermath] [48 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Buildings burn after an earthquake near Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. Houses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011.
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by a tsunami in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011. Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan March 11, 2011. Terremoto de 8,9 Richter causa tsunami en Japón | Fotos HD v2.0 de Emol.com. In pictures: Japan earthquake and tsunami.