Tsunami damage, Japan-March 12, 2011: This is a satellite image of Japan’s coast showing damage after the tsunami in Japan. The water came 1.5 miles onto the shore. Captions and Photo source: ©© Digital Globe Imagery
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The March 11 earthquake that hit eastern Japan was so powerful it pulled the entire country out and down into the sea. The mostly devastated coastal communities now face regular flooding, because of their lower elevation and damage to sea walls from the massive tsunamis triggered by the quake.
In port cities such as Onagawa and Kesennuma, the tide flows in and out among crumpled homes and warehouses along now uninhabited streets…
