A massive 8.9-magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing dozens of deaths, more than 80 fires, and a 10-meter (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. Homes were swept away and damage is extensive.
Below is a stunning collection of photographs which show some of the devastation in Japan:
© REUTERS/KYODOBuildings burn near Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan in the aftermath of the record 8.9 magnitude earthquake March 11, 2011.
© Reuters/KyodoPeople take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore in the city of Sendai.
© REUTERS/KYODOHouses are swept by the ensuing tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan.
© Reuters/KyodoHouses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011.
© AP/Keichi Nakane, The Yomiuri ShimbunHouses, cars and other debris are washed away by a tsunami in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOA massive tsunami struck the coast of Iwanuma, in the Miyagi prefecture, in north east Japan on the 11th March 2011
© REUTERS/KYODOAnother oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a series of 10-meter tsunamis that swept away everything in their path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire.
© AP Photo/Keichi Nakane, The Yomiuri ShimbunPeople watch the aftermath of tsunami waves covering a port at Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOBuildings are damaged by a tsunami following an earthquake in Iwaki City, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOCars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo.
© REUTERS/KYODOHouses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan March 11, 2011. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo.
© AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri ShimbunHouses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area.
© AP Photo/Keichi Nakane, The Yomiuri ShimbunCars and other Debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOHouses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo.
© REUTERS/KYODONatural gas containers burn at a facility following an earthquake in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/AsahiNatural gas storage tanks burn at the Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODONatural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoA building burns after an earthquake in the Odaiba district of Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschSeismologist Bernd Weber of Germany's Geoscientific Research Institute GFZ in Potsdam poses for the media as he points on a graph with the magnitude of the earthquake in Japan on a monitor in Potsdam, March 11, 2011.
© AP Photo/Itsuo InouyeHotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after a strong earthquake hit Japan Friday, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOA fire burns at a passenger terminal at Sendai Airport after the airport was swamped by a tsunami in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoAn office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquake March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOA road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOEvacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/YOMIURIHirono Power Station is seen as a wave approaches after an earthquake in Hirono Town, Fukushima Prefecture, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOA massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/YOMIURIStreets are flooded after a tsunami and earthquake in Kesennuma city, Miyagi Prefecture, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOSendai Airport is flooded after a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/YOMIURIBoats are swept by a wave after a tsunami and earthquake in Asahikawa city March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoA whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOFires burn in the port area of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture following an earthquake in northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KYODOHouses burn at night following an earthquake in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.
© JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan.
© FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty ImagesResidents check the damage done to a road and house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011.
© STR/AFP/Getty ImagesAn aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a tsunami wave at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011.
© STR/AFP/Getty ImagesThis aerial shot shows the tsunami tidal waves moving upstream (left side) in the Naka river at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011.
© AP Photo/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Keiichi NakaneAn earthquake-triggered tsunami washes away a warehouse and vehicles in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday March 11, 2011. The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coasts.
© FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty ImagesFishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan on March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/YOMIURIBuildings burn following an earthquake in Yamada town, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoHouses lie flattened after a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture March 11, 2011.
© REUTERS/YomiuriA light aircraft and vehicles swept by the tsunami are seen in Natori city, Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoA factory facility burns following an earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoA large number of cars swept by a tsunami following an earthquake are seen in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoBuildings swept by a tsunami following an earthquake are seen in Miyagi Prefecture March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoA man looks at a fishing boat swept by a tsunami at a port in Oarai town, northeast of Tokyo March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/YomiuriPeople make their way through a street clogged with debris in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/KyodoA building swept under a bridge following a tsunami and earthquake is seen in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011.
© REUTERS/YomiuriA member of the Japan Self-Defence Forces carries a man in Natori city, in Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011.
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