Japan earthquake, tsunami aftermath

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Japan earthquake, tsunami aftermath

Japan earthquake, tsunami.

A woman holds her dog as they are scanned for radiation at a temporary scanning center for residents living close to the quake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Elderly evacuees rest at a shelter after they were transferred from an elder care facility, in Kesennuma, northern Japan Tuesday, March 15, 2011 following Friday's massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.

A child is screened for radiation exposure at a testing center Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Koriyama city, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, after a nuclear power plant on the coast of the prefecture was damaged by Friday's earthquake.

An evacuee is screened for radiation exposure at a testing center Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture.

Survivors of Friday's earthquake and tsunami make hot-water bottles at a shelter Tuesday night, March 15, 2011, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Residents of the isolated island of Oshima cry in a ferry as they return home Tuesday after the earthquake and tsunami.

People search the tsunami-hit residential area in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan on Tuesday.

The body of a victim of the earthquake and tsunami lies in front of a house where recovery personnel found it in the leveled city of Minamisanriku, in northeastern Japan.

A woman looks at a message board to check for safety of evacuees in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

Fujiko Chiba, who was stranded in an isolated evacuation center for five days, is rescued by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture northern Japan, Tuesday March 15, 2011.

A man looks at a burnt out vessel after the earthquake in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Tuesday March 15, 2011.

Evacuees from the area nearTokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant damaged by Friday's earthquake receive food at an evacuation center.

A man feeds his child a lunch at a makeshift shelter at Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan's east coast.

Toyota Yaris compact sedans, export models for North America, are destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a Sendai port, Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

A small Buddha statue is placed with flowers and canned juices, supposed to be a makeshift altar for a victim, at a house destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.

A truck dangles from a collapsed bridge in Ishinomaki, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.

Survivors listen to a report about ongoing recovery operations at an evacuation center in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.

The lights are partly shut off in a Tokyo appliance store that is open on Tuesday night, March 15, 2011, in as the government promotes a campaign to save electricity due to suspension of quake-damaged nuclear power stations.

A family bys tickets for the Shinkansen bullet train at Tokyo Station on Tuesday. Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken nuclear power plant was rocked by two further explosions and a fire as workers struggled to avert the risk of a meltdown, heightening concern about radiation leaks.

Richi Shida (right) and younger brother Kento try to open their chest of drawers at Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan.

A man rides a bicycle through the rubble in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Indonesian family members, part of the Indonesian citizen group evacuated from Japan, are overcome by emotion upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

A girl stands amid the debris at the tsunami-hit area in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto meet at the Le Meurice hotel on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Paris.

Villagers walk across sea of debris after they visited their home destroyed by the tsunami in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.

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A woman holds her dog as they are scanned for radiation at a temporary scanning center for residents living close to the quake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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