The raw power of the earthquake and tsunami that has shattered Japan has been captured in countless photographs from ordinary citizens. In what is likely the most photographed and filmed disaster in history, the overwhelming sense of loss and horror is shared with the world through sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
Here is some of the most compelling footage and images - both professional and amateur - to give some sense of the unfathomable destruction.
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| The tsunami swamps Miyako on Friday, March 11. The coastal city was one of the worst hit along Japan's east coast. |
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| The earthquake destroyed infrastructure, including this now impassable road. |
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| Photo taken by a volunteer for humanitarian organisation ShelterBox, shows just how devastating the tsunami was to towns caught in its path. |
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| Rubble fills the landscape in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, three days after northeastern coastal towns were devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. |
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| This photo from the US Navy shows a damaged pipe in Hachinohe shooting water into the air amid frozen rubble. |
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| A Japanese home swept out to the Pacific Ocean, days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit Japan's east coast. |
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