Shock sets in after Japan tsunami

Images reveal people coping with the aftermath of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Image 1 of 4: An SOS sign is drawn on the partially snow-covered ground of a school in Minami Sanrikucho in Miyagi Prefecture (State), northern Japan, a day after a strong earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the area. Photo / AP

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An SOS sign is drawn on the partially snow-covered ground of a school in Minami Sanrikucho in Miyagi Prefecture (State), northern Japan, a day after a strong earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the area. Photo / AP — Image 1 of 4: An SOS sign is drawn on the partially snow-covered ground of a school in Minami Sanrikucho in Miyagi Prefecture (State), northern Japan, a day after a strong earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the area. Photo / AP

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Image 2 of 4: A father and child who lost their home stand in front of debris in Sendai, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP

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A father and child who lost their home stand in front of debris in Sendai, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP — Image 2 of 4: A father and child who lost their home stand in front of debris in Sendai, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP

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Image 3 of 4: A man prays in front of a house devastated by tsunami in Minami Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP

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A man prays in front of a house devastated by tsunami in Minami Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP — Image 3 of 4: A man prays in front of a house devastated by tsunami in Minami Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP

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Image 4 of 4: People stand on the roof of an elementary school in Sendai, northern Japan as they take shelter after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP

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People stand on the roof of an elementary school in Sendai, northern Japan as they take shelter after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP — Image 4 of 4: People stand on the roof of an elementary school in Sendai, northern Japan as they take shelter after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. Photo / AP

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Image 1 of 4: An SOS sign is drawn on the partially snow-covered ground of a school in Minami Sanrikucho in Miyagi Prefecture (State), northern Japan, a day after a strong earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the area. Photo / AP

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