Shocking Videos and Photos from the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan on Friday—the most powerful in the country’s recorded history. The quake triggered tsunamis, with waves more than 30 feet high in the coastal city of Sendai, where 200 to 300 bodies have been found so far. Thousands more people are missing. See photos and videos of the quake, from a flooded Sendai airport to huge fissures in the ground. Plus, Lennox Samuels reports on the aftermath, and see history’s 10 worst earthquakes.
