Japan's Earthquake/Tsunami http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/ Japan's Earthquake/Tsunami http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839354 119839354 Whirlpools (Yomiuri / March 11, 2011) Whirlpools are seen following a tsunami and earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima Prefecture. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840167 119840167 Damaged houses (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak) Damaged houses are seen after an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people. Japan scaled back its tsunami warning for much of the country on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a massive earthquake struck and set off a succession of tsunami, NHK television said. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839368 119839368 Tsunami wave (NOAA / March 11, 2011) A graphic provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows estimated tsunami travel times following a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan. The quake unleashed a monster 10-meter high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns in Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839371 119839371 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119823531 119823531 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839359 119839359 Effects of the tsunami (Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times / March 13, 2011) Vehicles and debris litter the Natori neighborhood hit hard by the tsunami near Sendai in aftermath of Japan earthquake Sunday. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839353 119839353 Neighborhood destoyred Kyodo / March 12, 2011) A man and child look out over destroyed homes after a tsunami and earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839355 119839355 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839351 119839351 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839361 119839361 Gas fire (Kyodo / March 11, 2011) Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839356 119839356 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839364 119839364 Natural gas fire (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) A natural gas facility burns following an earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839358 119839358 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839365 119839365 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119823529 119823529 Oil fire (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) Fire boats battle a blaze at the Cosmo Oil facility in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo . http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839360 119839360 Explosion at nuclear plant (TEPCO / March 13, 2011) The damaged roof of reactor number No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after an explosion that blew off the upper part of the structure is seen in this handout photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japanese authorities battling to contain rising pressure in nuclear reactors damaged by a massive earthquake were forced to release radioactive steam from one plant on March 12, 2011 after evacuating tens of thousands of residents from the area. Tokyo Electric Power Co also said fuel may have been damaged by falling water levels at the Daiichi facility, one of its two nuclear power plants in Fukushima, some 150 miles north of Tokyo. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119823530 119823530 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119823532 119823532 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119823528 119823528 Tsunami aftermath (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) Houses clogged with debris and boats swept by the tsunami are tangled together in Minamisanriku , Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839366 119839366 Burning factory (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) Smoke rises from a burning factory following an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839367 119839367 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839352 119839352 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839369 119839369 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839376 119839376 Air rescue (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) An elderly person is rescued by helicopter from the roof of an elementary school after an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839377 119839377 Girl rescued (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) Rescue workers hold a girl they rescued from a building after a tsunami and earthquake in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839379 119839379 Tsunami aftermath (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) Cars swept away by the tsunami are tangled among the debris in Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839384 119839384 City of Sendai (Jo Yong-Hak, Reuters / March 12, 2011) Smoke rises the city of Sendai, the day after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839388 119839388 Refinery fire (NHK / March 11, 2011) A screen grab taken from news footage by Japanese public broadcaster NHK shows the refinery plant on fire in Ishihara in Chiba Prefecture. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839392 119839392 Massive damage (Yomiuri / March 12, 2011) Cars and homes swept up by a tsunami are strewn about a street in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, a day after a massive earthquake hit Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840161 119840161 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119839372 119839372 http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840162 119840162 Tossed like a toy (Kyodo / March 12, 2011) A ship ends up on the city streets of Kesennuma City in northeastern Japan. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840163 119840163 Widespread destruction (Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters / March 12, 2011) The wreckage of a train destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami is seen near the coastal town of Sendai. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840164 119840164 Tsunami damage (Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters / March 12, 2011) Houses sit askew after the earthquake and tsunami hit the coastal town of Minami Soma. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840165 119840165 Tsunami wave (Reuters TV / March 11, 2011) Boats are swept by the tsunami in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in this still image taken from video. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119840166 119840166 Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall (Photo by JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) 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. massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, unleashing a monster 10-metre high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. http://www.myguardianprotection.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=119845461 119845461