Leaving HomePhotograph by David Guttenfelder, APRescue team members carry the body of a man through splintered remains of the village of Saito on Monday.
Path Through DestructionPhotograph by Damir Sagolj, ReutersA survivor walks his bicycle through the remains of the devastated Japanese town of Otsuchi on March 14.
Tsunami-Tossed BoatPhotograph by Yomiuri Shimbun, AFP/Getty ImagesA tsunami-tossed boat rests on top of a building amid a sea of debris in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14.
Communication BarrierPhotograph by Yuriko Nakao, ReutersA mother tries to talk to her daughter, who has been isolated due to signs of radiation at a makeshift facility in Nihonmatsu, Japan, on March 14. The daughter is among people evacuated from the vicinity of Fukushima's damaged nuclear plants.
Wave of DestructionPhotograph by Mainichi Shimbun, ReutersA tsunami wave crashes over a street in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on March 11.
Tearful ReunionPhotograph by Kimimasa Mayama, EPATsunami survivors embrace to celebrate being alive in the destroyed city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11.
Miracle of MinamisomaPhotograph courtesy Japanese Defense Forces via Jiji Press/AFP/GettyOn March 13 rescue workers approach Hiromitsu Shinkawa, a 60-year-old man from Japan's Minamisoma City who washed out to sea during the recent tsunami and spent days clinging to a piece of roofing.
Sendai SunrisePhotograph by Kasahara Katsumi/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesPeople search through debris at the Sendai airport on March 14, days after an earthquake-triggered tsunami left the Japanese city in ruins.
Cocooned Against the ColdPhotograph by Damir Sagolj, ReutersSwaddled in blankets, evacuated tsunami survivors try to keep warm in a Japanese Red Cross hospital on March 13.
Broken RoadPhotograph by Franck Robichon, EPAA lone vehicle passes a train overpass mangled by the recent earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on March 12.
Survivor ListPhotograph by Lee Jae-Won, ReutersA survivor of the recent Japan earthquake reads a list of other survivors in a shelter in Iwate Prefecture on March 13.
Protective PowderPhotograph by Aly Song, ReutersAn emergency worker throws disinfectant powder on the ground around earthquake-damaged buildings in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on March 14.
Memories Amid the RubblePhotograph by Alex Hofford, EPACoated with mud, a photo album lies amid debris in the earthquake-ravaged town of Natori, Japan, on March 14.
Muddy WastelandPhotograph by David Guttenfelder, EPAA rescue worker surveys the devastation on March 14 in the Japanese village of Saito, which was leveled by the earthquake-triggered tsunami.
Survivor's SorrowPhotograph from Asahi Shimbun, ReutersA woman mourns the devastation of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Japan on March 13.
Power Plant AblazePhotograph by Kimimasa Mayama, EPAFlames and smoke billow from a petroleum-refining plant damaged by the Japan earthquake in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13.
Wrecked CarsPhotograph by Kazuhiro Nogi, AFP/Getty ImagesA boy walks past vehicles damaged by the Japan earthquake and tsunami in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13.
Houses DestroyedPhotograph from Kyodo/ReutersRescue workers search for Japan earthquake victims amid shattered houses in Tamura, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14.
Japan Earthquake VictimPhotograph by Gregory Bull, APThe hand of a man killed by the Japan earthquake juts out of jumbled concrete sea barriers on March 14 in Toyoma, Japan.
Search for SurvivorsPhotograph from Jiji Press/AFP/Getty ImagesJapanese troops search for earthquake survivors in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13.
