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Photos from two days after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake and the devastating tsunami that followed

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A devastated urban area in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan is seen Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.The Associated Press

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People ride bicycles with the backdrop of a flooded road in Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the country's east coast.

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Soldiers carry a body in front of piled up vehicles at Higashimatsushima city in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011.JIJI PRESS/AFP / Getty Images

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Self-defense force's members and others carry a resident who is suspected to be exposed to radiation, in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011 following radiation emanation from a nuclear reactor after Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.Daisuke Tomita

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Local residents walk through an area damaged by the tsunami after a 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan.Kiyoshi Ota

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A man walks past a damaged house following a massive tsunami that's triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011.Koji Sasahara

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Self-defense force's members and others carry a resident who is suspected to be exposed to radiation, in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011 following radiation emanation from a nuclear reactor after Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.Daisuke Tomita

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Residents evacuated from areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear facilities damaged in Friday's massive earthquake react during a check for radiation contamination, Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.Wally Santana

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Oil tar lie in the other side of the river bank from burning oil refinery following a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Junji Kurokawa

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Smoke billows from burning oil refinery following a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake, in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Junji Kurokawa

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Black smoke billows from burning oil refinery following a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake, in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Junji Kurokawa

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Local people are out on a street to inspect the aftermath of a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake, in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Junji Kurokawa

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Mayumi Yagoshi, right, and an unidentified man walk together on a riverbank after inspecting burning oil refinery following a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Junji Kurokawa

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A sole lady stands on a street and inspects the aftermath of a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Junji Kurokawa

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Destroyed cars are left out on a street following a massive tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Koji Sasahara

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Local residents return into the restricted area to look at their quake-damaged homes in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011 following a massive earthquake on March 11. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.JIJI PRESS

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A volunteer firefighter walks past a house pierced by a utility pole fallen after Friday's strong earthquake in Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Shizuo Kambayashi

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Volunteer firefighters search for victims of Friday's tsunami at Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Shizuo Kambayashi

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People look for food amid empty shelves in a shop in Fukushima on March 13, 2011. An explosion at the number one reactor fo the Fukushima nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown after a massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for. The panic has caused shortages of food and fuel in many parts of eastern Japan.PHILIPPE LOPEZ

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Japanese medics drive through Fukushima on March 13, 2011 following the massive earthquake and tsunami. An explosion at a reactor of the Fukushima nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown after a massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for. The panic has caused shortages of food and fuel in many parts of eastern Japan.PHILIPPE LOPEZ

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A resident of Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, starts to clean debris from tsunami waters following Friday's massive earthquake, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Wally Santana

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Police officers in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, start to clean debris from tsunami waters following Friday's massive earthquake, Sunday, March 13, 2011.Wally Santana

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A damaged road is seen after an 8.9 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands.Kiyoshi Ota

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People make their way along on a damaged river bank following a massive tsunami that's triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011.Koji Sasahara

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A damaged road is seen after an 8.9 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands.Kiyoshi Ota

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Police officers walk towards a residential area damaged by the tsunami after an 8.9 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands.Kiyoshi Ota

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An urban area devastated by tsunami is seen in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

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