(Click on Image to Enlarge)A man looks around devastated area hit by earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture
Japan's Apocalypse Now: Rescuers Pick Their Way Through A Wasteland Of Bodies, Wreckage And People Washing In Rivers -- Daily Mail
* 70-year-old woman found alive in house that had been washed away by the tsunami
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* Bread, tinned goods and batteries growing scarce as Japanese panic buy amid nuclear crisis
* Fears for hundreds of Britons believed missing. FO expresses 'serious concern' for at least 50
With millions of people without electricity, thousands missing and warnings of an imminent second earthquake, the task for Japanese authorities is too daunting to imagine.
Some 3,000 people have now been confirmed dead since last week’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami but officials believe the death toll could rise into the tens of thousands, with a further 2,000 bodies washing up on the shores of north-east Japan yesterday.
Bodies wrapped in blue tarpaulins were laid on military stretchers and lined up for collection while panic-buying has begun in Japan amid fears of a second quake and growing concern about nuclear leaks.
Survivors are also struggling to find food and water as supplies run low. There have been major power outages since the double disaster, many planned to preserve resources.
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My Comment: An incredible collection of pictures from this disaster.
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