10 Pictures of Japan's Earthquake Aftermath

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Friday's massive earthquake left more than 600 people dead and thousands more missing. Towns in the country's northeast coast were literally wiped away by an ensuing tsunami, leaving countless people seeking shelter in the aftermath of the quake.

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A fishing boat rests surrounded by debri in the city of Kamaishi in Iwate prefecture on March 12.

Rescue workers search for victims from the rubble in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan, March 13 after the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami struck the area.

People walk on debris scattered across the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture on March 12.

A resident is rescued by a self-defense force helicopter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, northern Japan March 12 after one of the country's strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit its eastern coast on March 11.

Cargo containers are strewn about in Sendai Japan March 12. Japan launched a massive military rescue operation Saturday after a giant, earthquake-fed tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast

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Buildings are covered with mud in Minamisanriku, Miyagi prefecture, March 12.

An aerial view shows tsunami damage and flooding in Natori city, Miyagi prefecture on March 12.

Cars of a train lie overturned in Shinchi March 12 after being washed away by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded swept away Japan's east coast

Vessel sits after it was washed away by tsunami into urban area in Kesennuma, Miyagi, northern Japan March 12.

Burned-out cars are pictured at Hitachi Harbour, Ibaraki Prefecture in northeastern Japan March 12.

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