Miyagi - 9 days after tsunami

A house hangs out onto the road in a destroyed fishing village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant’s overheating reactors on March 20 as the toll of dead or missing from Japan’s worst natural disaster in nearly a century passed 20,000.

A house lies in the sea off a village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant’s overheating reactors on March 20 as the toll of dead or missing from Japan’s worst natural disaster in nearly a century passed 20,000.

Two Japanese soldiers stop to look at a ship which was blocking a road which their men were trying to clear in the earthquake and tsunami destroyed town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Boys look at a disaster area in Onagawa City, Miyagi Prefecture, in this picture taken by Kyodo News on March 20, 2011. The area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Mandatory Credit.

Two Japanese women, using golf clubs as walking sticks, scavenge for their belongings near a wrecked apartment block in the earthquake and tsunami destroyed town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan Sunday, March 20, 2011.

A car is balanced on a roof of a building in the earthquake and tsunami destroyed town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Tayo Kitamura, 40, kneels in the street to caress and talk to the wrapped body of her mother Kuniko Kitamura, 69, after Japanese firemen discovered the dead woman inside the ruins of her home in Onagawa, northeastern Japan Saturday, March 19, 2011.

A Japanese soldier walks towards a ship which was blocking a road that his men were trying to clear in the earthquake and tsunami destroyed town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan Sunday, March 20, 2011.

A house lies in the sea off a village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant’s overheating reactors on March 20 as the toll of dead or missing from Japan’s worst natural disaster in nearly a century passed 20,000

Flood water stays in the middle of the tsunami-stricken town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture Saturday, March 20, 2011, eight days after the town was slammed by a powerful quake-triggered tsunami.

A destroyed fishing village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant is seen on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant’s overheating reactors on March 20 as the toll of dead or missing from Japan’s worst natural disaster in nearly a century passed 20,000.

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The dead bodies of African teenagers member of Moammer Khaddafi forces lie among debris in al-Wayfiyah, 35 km West of Benghazi after being hit by French warplanes on March 20, 2011. Top US military commander Michael Mullen said the first phase of the operation to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya ‘has been successful’ and that Moamer Kadhafi’s forces are ‘no longer marching on Benghazi.’

A rebel fighter looks at vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi burn after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

Vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi burn after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

A Libyan rebel checks the dead body of a member of Moammer Khaddafi forces in al-Wayfiyah, 35 km West of Benghazi hit by French warplanes on March 20, 2011. Top US military commander Michael Mullen said the first phase of the operation to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya ‘has been successful’ and that Moamer Kadhafi’s forces are ‘no longer marching on Benghazi.’

A man stands in front of a burning vehicle belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

The dead bodies of African teenagers member of Moammer Khaddafi forces lie among debris in al-Wayfiyah, 35 km West of Benghazi after being hit by French warplanes on March 20, 2011. Top US military commander Michael Mullen said the first phase of the operation to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya ‘has been successful’ and that Moamer Kadhafi’s forces are ‘no longer marching on Benghazi.’

An elderly rebel fighter gestures in front of a destroyed tank belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces in Benghazi March 20, 2011.

Libyan rebels wave their flag on top of a wrecked tank belonging to Moammer Khaddafi’s forces on the western entrance of Benghazi on March 20, 2011. The initial part of an international operation to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya ‘has been successful’ and the government’s offensive on Benghazi has been stopped, top US military commander Michael Mullen said.

Rebel fighters run for cover, as vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi burn, after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

A rebel fighter looks at burning vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

A rebel fighter carries his weapon at the scene of what residents said was a French airstrike against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces early on Sunday morning on the southern outskirts of Benghazi in northeastern Libya, March 20, 2011. The smouldering wreckage of tanks and vehicles that appeared to belong to loyalist forces lined the road south from Benghazi on Sunday and the charred corpses of more than a dozen fighters lay scattered in the dirt by the roadside

A rebel fighter shouts “Allahu Akbar!” (God is the greatest!) in front of a burning vehicle belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

A rebel fighter shows a Libyan government document at the scene of what residents said was a French airstrike against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces early on Sunday morning on the southern outskirts of Benghazi in northeastern Libya, March 20, 2011. The smouldering wreckage of tanks and vehicles that appeared to belong to loyalist forces lined the road south from Benghazi on Sunday and the charred corpses of more than a dozen fighters lay scattered in the dirt by the roadside.

A bus burns on a road leading to the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011. The U.S. military said 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from American and British ships and submarines at more than 20 coastal targets to clear the way for air patrols to ground Libya’s air force.

A turret of a tank belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is left on the ground after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

A Libyan rebel waves the rebellion flag as he stands over wrecked military vehicles belonging to Moammer Khaddafi forces hit by French warplanes on March 20, 2011. Dozens of Kadhafi military vehicles, including tanks, were destroyed in morning air strikes by the coalition west of Benghazi, as a semblance of normality returned with cars out on the road and street markets reopened in the rebel bastion

Rebel fighters gesture in front of a burning vehicle belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011.

A rebel fighter looks at a burning vehicle belonging forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011. European and U.S. forces unleashed warplanes and cruise missiles against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in the biggest Western military intervention in the Arab world since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Libyan rebels walk past wrecked military vehicles belonging to Moammer Khaddafi forces bombed by the French airforce in al-Wayfiyah 35 Km West of Benghazi on March 20, 2011. Dozens of Kadhafi military vehicles, including tanks, were destroyed in morning air strikes by the coalition west of Benghazi, as a semblance of normality returned with cars out on the road and street markets reopened in the rebel bastion.

The bodies of people killed during Saturday’s offensive by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi lie in a morgue in the northeastern city of Benghazi, March 20, 2011

Search for victim in the tsunami

A Japanese soldier stands next to a line of wrapped-up bodies recovered from the sea of devastation and debris in Natori, Miyagi prefecture on March 16, 2011 after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The official toll of the dead and missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast has topped 11,000, with 3,676 confirmed dead, police said on March 16.

A Japanese Self-Defence Force soldier stands next to the body of a victim of the March 11 tsunami and earthquake found in a collapsed house in Natori in Miyagi Prefecture on March 16, 2011. Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivered a rare address to a jittery nation in dread of nuclear catastrophe on March 16 as millions struggled in desperate conditions after quake and tsunami disasters.

Policemen gather around the covered bodies of victims retrieved from the debris in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, days after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, March 16, 2011.

A woman cries as she holds the hand of her dead mother buried in mud after an earthquake and a tsunami in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 16, 2011.

Japanese Defense Force members search for victims in the tsunami devastated Kamaishi city, Iwate prefecture on March 16, 2011. The official toll of the dead and missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast has topped 11,000, with 3,676 confirmed dead, police said. The total number of people unaccounted for in the wake of Friday’s twin disasters rose by more than 800 to 7,558, the national police agency said in its latest update.

A man directs a firefighter to a house where a body was found in a tsunami destroyed building in Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture on March 16, 2011, after the devasting earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11. The official toll of the dead and missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast has topped 11,000, with 3,676 confirmed dead, police said. The total number of people unaccounted for in the wake of Friday’s twin disasters rose by more than 800 to 7,558, the national police agency said in its latest update. Two bodies were found in the house.

A mother hugs her one-year-old twins as they are reunited five days after an earthquake and a tsunami devastated northeastern coastal towns in Japan Wednesday March 16, 2011 on Oshima Island in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture.

KESENNUMA, JAPAN – MARCH 16: Rescue workers carry a charred body from the rubble of a village destroyed by the devastating earthquake, fires and tsunami March 16, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi province, Japan. The 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck offshore on March 11 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. As the death toll continues to rise, the country is also struggling to contain a potential nuclear meltdown after the nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.

KESENNUMA, JAPAN – MARCH 16: Rescue workers carry a charred body from the rubble onto a truck from a village destroyed by the devastating earthquake, fires and tsunami March 16, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi province, Japan. The 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck offshore on March 11 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. As the death toll continues to rise, the country is also struggling to contain a potential nuclear meltdown after the nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.

Members of a British search and rescue team begin their search for trapped people as snow falls in Kamaishi, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel searched the town for survivors Wednesday to help in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.

Members of a British search and rescue team climb over debris from the tsunami, whilst searching for trapped people as snow falls in Kamaishi, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers of around 220 personnel searched the town for survivors Wednesday to help in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.

Local residents pass collapsed houses that were pushed onto a road in the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 16, 2011. The official toll of the dead and missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast has topped 11,000, with 3,676 confirmed dead, police said. The total number of people unaccounted for in the wake of Friday’s twin disasters rose by more than 800 to 7,558, the national police agency said in its latest update.

Japanese Self-Defence Force soldiers look for victims amid the snow-covered debris left by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake in Natori in Miyagi Prefecture on March 16, 2011. Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivered a rare address to a jittery nation in dread of nuclear catastrophe on Marcg 16 as millions struggled in desperate conditions after quake and tsunami disasters.

Japanese Self-Defence Force soldiers look for victims amid the snow-covered debris left by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake in Natori in Miyagi Prefecture on March 16, 2011. Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivered a rare address to a jittery nation in dread of nuclear catastrophe on Marcg 16 as millions struggled in desperate conditions after quake and tsunami disasters.

A ship washed inland by the March 11 tsunami sits in an open area covered with debris in the city of Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture on March 16, 2011. Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivered a rare address to a jittery nation in dread of nuclear catastrophe on March 16 as millions struggled in desperate conditions after quake and tsunami disasters.

Members of the US Fairfax County search and rescue team from Virginia enter a destroyed house to look for survivors in Kamaishi on March 16, 2011, four days after the devasting earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11

Damage caused by the March 11 tsunami is seen from a hill overlooking the city of Kesennuma on March 16, 2011. Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivered a rare address to a jittery nation in dread of nuclear catastrophe on March 16 as millions struggled in desperate conditions after quake and tsunami disasters.

Ships are left aground among destroyed houses in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, five days after an earthquake-triggered tsunami devastated northeastern Japan.

KESENNUMA, JAPAN – MARCH 16: Rescue workers carry a charred body from the rubble of a village destroyed by the devastating earthquake, fires and tsunami on March 16, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi province, Japan. The 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck offshore on March 11 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. As the death toll continues to rise, the country is also struggling to contain a potential nuclear meltdown after the nuclear plant was seriously damaged from the quake.

The official toll of the dead and missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast has topped 12 000, with 4 277 confirmed dead, police said Wednesday.

12 000 missing in Japan

The number of injured from Friday’s twin disasters stood at 2 282.

On Sunday, the police chief of Miyagi, one of the hardest-hit prefectures, said the number of deaths was expected to exceed 10 000 in his region alone.

Amid a mass rescue effort there were grim updates indicating severe loss of life along the battered east coast of Honshu island, where the monster waves destroyed or damaged more than 55 380 homes and other buildings.