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Japanese police said Friday they found 200 to 300 bodies in a coastal area of the city of Sendai, northeastern Japan.

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- + Tsunami waves hit residences in Natori, Japan.…
  
  Tsunami waves hit residences in Natori, Japan.
  Kyodo News/Associated Press
- + People watched the aftermath of tsunami at the por…
  
  People watched the aftermath of tsunami at the port Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan.
  Keichi Nakane/Associated Press
- + Commuters gathered at public phones to make calls…
  
  Commuters gathered at public phones to make calls as mobile phones are mostly out of service after the earthquake.
  Franck Robichon/European Pressphoto Agency
- + The remains of a supermarket in Yabuki, Japan.…
  
  The remains of a supermarket in Yabuki, Japan.
  Darren Gubbins/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
- + Residents walked through rubbles of collapsed home…
  
  Residents walked through rubbles of collapsed homes in Iwaki, Japan.
  Kyodo News/Associated Press
- + Houses were in flames while the Natori river is fl…
  
  Houses were in flames while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori, Japan.
  Yasushi Kanno/Associated Press
- + Natural gas storage tanks burn at the Cosmo oil re…
  
  Natural gas storage tanks burn at the Cosmo oil refinery in Chiba.
  Asahi/Reuters
- + A flooded street in Miyagi prefecture as seen on J…
  
  A flooded street in Miyagi prefecture as seen on Japanese government broadcaster NHK.
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- + Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, center, reacted…
  
  Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, center, reacted as he felt an earthquake while attending a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo.
  Toru Hanai/Reuters
- + A man is evacuated from a building in Tokyo's fina…
  
  A man is evacuated from a building in Tokyo's financial district.
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- + Tsunami waters engulfed Sendai.…
  
  Tsunami waters engulfed Sendai.
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