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 are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. #

A massive tsunami hits the coastal areas of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. #

Buildings are damaged by a tsunami following an earthquake in Iwaki City, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. #

Natural gas containers burn at a facility following an earthquake in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo March 11, 2011. #

Natural gas storage tanks burn at the Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011. #

Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011. #

A building burns after an earthquake in the Odaiba district of Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011. #

Hotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after a strong earthquake hit Japan Friday, March 11, 2011. #

A fire burns at a passenger terminal at Sendai Airport after the airport was swamped by a tsunami in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. #

An office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquake March 11, 2011. #

A road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. #

Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011. #

Hirono Power Station is seen as a wave approaches after an earthquake in Hirono Town, Fukushima Prefecture, March 11, 2011. #

A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. #

Streets are flooded after a tsunami and earthquake in Kesennuma city, Miyagi Prefecture, March 11, 2011. #

Sendai Airport is flooded after a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. #

Boats are swept by a wave after a tsunami and earthquake in Asahikawa city March 11, 2011. #

A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. #

Fires burn in the port area of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture following an earthquake in northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. #

Houses burn at night following an earthquake in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. #

Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. #

Residents check the damage done to a road and house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011. #

An aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a tsunami wave at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011. #

This aerial shot shows the tsunami tidal waves moving upstream (left side) in the Naka river at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011. #

Fishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan on March 11, 2011. #

Buildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada town, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. #

Houses lie flattened after a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture March 11, 2011. #

A light aircraft and vehicles swept by the tsunami are seen in Natori city, Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011. #

A factory facility burns following an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. #

A large number of cars swept by a tsunami following an earthquake are seen in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. #

Buildings swept by a tsunami following an earthquake are seen in Miyagi Prefecture March 12, 2011. #

A man looks at a fishing boat swept by a tsunami at a port in Oarai town, northeast of Tokyo March 12, 2011. #

People make their way through a street clogged with debris in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011. #

A building swept under a bridge following a tsunami and earthquake is seen in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. #

A member of the Japan Self-Defence Forces carries a man in Natori city, in Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011. #