Japanese troops search for victims in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
A Japanese soldier is pictured through the burnt out remains of a car during a search for victims in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a 7 meter high tsunami less than 5 minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
A man talks on the phone behind of a missing person notice for student Ikunasa Oide at an evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Japanese troops carry the remains of a victim in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
A volunteer guides residents of an evacuation center into food lines in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Japanese troops carry the remains of a victim in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a 7 meter high tsunami less than 5 minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Japanese troops search for victims in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a 7 meter high tsunami less than 5 minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Japanese troops search for victims in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a 7 meter high tsunami less than 5 minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
A Japanese soldier is pictured through the burnt out remains of a car during a search for victims in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
A man looking for friends and relatives runs his finger along lists containing residents of an evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Takatomo Shibuya points out a name of a colleague who is a resident at an evacuation center while 50 people from his company remain missing in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a 7 meter high tsunami less than 5 minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
A young boy rides his bike trough the rubble in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsumani less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighbourhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Japanese firefighters put out hot spots in the still smoldering remains of a neighborhood in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a 7 meter high tsunami less than 5 minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
Japanese troops carry the remains of two victims in a neighborhood of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
(L-R) Takiko, 33, her daughter Ramu, 3 and her husband Teruaki Koyama, 40, recall the day the earthquake struck and left them homeless at a evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on 21 March 2011. The coastal city of Ishinomaki was hit by a seven meter high tsunami less than five minutes after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 completely wiping out some neighborhoods and leaving residents little time to flee to higher ground. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON
