Dramatic Photos: Devastation in Japan

Members of a British search and rescue team search a smoldering industrial facility damaged by Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Ofunato, Japan.

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Dramatic Photos: Devastation in Japan

A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a "nuclear emergency."

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