The search for missing people continues on Japan's east coast despite the heightened threat of a radiation leak in the neighboring Fukushima Prefecture.
A rugged wasteland of wreckage, overturned sailing boats, battered trucks and cars stretches as far as the eye can see outside the seaside town of Natori on Japan's east coast.
The search for missing people continues despite the heightened threat of a radiation leak in the neighboring Fukushima Prefecture.
However, no reports of a radiation danger were issued in Natori.
Thousands of troops are rummaging beneath vehicles and a melee of wreckage, household appliances, children's toys and debris.
The smashed remnants of lives are strewn as far as ten kilometers inland in places along Japan's eastern coastline which was ravaged by tsunamis on Friday.
Over 10,000 people are reported dead or missing in Japan following the disasters. A death toll of 2,500 has so far been confirmed.
Many countries are sending rescue teams and humanitarian aid to Japan.
On the outskirts of Natori, a mother and daughter sit perched on a mound of rubble and broken wood. The mother points at a car sixty meters away to a soldier knee-deep in water, who peers into the car to check for bodies.
Over half a million have been left homeless and millions are still thought to be without food, water, gas and electricity.
There is still hope to find survivors under the rubble.
Aftershocks still continue to rattle the area.
