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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| Snow has blanketed the tsunami-ravaged streets of Ishinomaki, Japan. |
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| All that remains of Nobiru, Japan, after being devastated by the tsunami. |
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| Medical staff use a Geiger counter to screen a woman for possible radiation exposure at a public welfare centre in Hitachi City. |
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| People shop for food from almost empty shelves at a big-box supermarket in Tokyo. |
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| A Japanese home is seen adrift in the Pacific Ocean |
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| Oil leaks from ships swept by the tsunami after the earthquake |
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| A car sits atop another in an area affected by an earthquake and tsunami in Miyako, Iwate prefecture |
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| The devastation of Minamisanriku - 95% of buildings are ruined |
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| A person walks past an overturned squid-fishing boat tossed onto land by a tsunami in northern Japan |
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| A woman looks at the damage caused by a tsunami and earthquake in Ishimaki City. |
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| A ship lifted up into a town by a tsunami following an earthquake is seen in Miyagi Prefecture |
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| Smoke rises from houses damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai |
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| Burned-out cars are pictured at Hitachi Harbour in Ibaraki Prefecture in northeastern Japan |
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| Sendai Airport in Japan is flooded by tsunami waters |
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| Devastation in Sendai province, Japan, after earthquake and tsunami |
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