A firefighter searches for missing people in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April, 2011. The March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastated northern Japan, killing and missing about 28,000 people. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
An electric power company worker restores an electricity pole in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
An electric power company worker restores an electricity pole in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Electric power company workers restores an electricity pole in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
An electric power company worker restores an electricity pole in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
A clock on the wall at an elementary school reads 2:46, in Kitakami town in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
An electric power company worker restores an electricity pole in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Japanese policemen continue the search for missing people in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake on March 11 caused tsunamis, which devastated northern Japan. About 28,000 people have been reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Newly restored electric power poles in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Japanese policemen continue the search for missing people in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake on March 11 caused tsunamis, which devastated northern Japan. About 28,000 people have been reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
A clock on the wall at an elementary school reads 2:46, in Kitakami town in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
An electric power company worker restores an electricity pole in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, 20 April 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 and caused tsunamis, devastating northern Japan. About 28,000 people were reported dead or missing. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
