Quake, tsunami slam Japan

Broken bottles litter on the floor of a food shop in Sendai after a powerful earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011.

The ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing scores of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.

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