Images: 8.9 Japan Quake and the Tsunami aftermath

Cracks are seen on the snow-covered ground in woodlands near the earthquake and tsunami-devastated town of Sendai March 12, 2011.

 A boat is seen amid the rubble of a destroyed building in flood waters near the coastal town of Sendai after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the region, March 12, 2011. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people. Japan scaled back its tsunami warning for much of the country on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a massive earthquake struck and set off a succession of tsunami, NHK television said.