Earthquake in Japan - in pictures
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Firefighters search for missing people at the site of a collapsed house in the city of Wajima. AFP -
A man who lost his house in the earthquake visits the graves of his parents. Reuters -
People walk past fallen electric pylons and damaged buildings. AFP -
A rescue dog joins firefighters searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed house. AFP -
A crushed car in the town of Anamizu. AFP -
A person looks at the body of a family member retrieved from a collapsed house in Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, after a powerful earthquake shook Japan on Monday. AP -
Rescuers search a house partially destroyed by the quake, in Suzu. AP -
Japanese military helicopter crew members prepare to transport a Suzu resident injured in the quake. Reuters -
A man searches a collapsed house following the quake. Officials have warned people to stay away from their homes because of a risk of stronger quakes. AP -
Firefighters prepare to start search operations at a collapsed building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture. AP -
Japanese Self-Defence Force soldiers and rescue workers at a collapsed house caused by an earthquake in Wajima. Reuters -
An aerial view of damage from the earthquake at the port in Suzu, central Japan. At least 48 people were killed and 107 injured, according to local authorities. EPA -
Smoke rises from the site of a fire caused by an earthquake in Wajima, in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture. AP -
A car stuck in a crack in the road near Ujima, Ishikawa prefecture. Reuters -
A toppled building after the earthquake. AP -
A car in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, crushed beneath a building after the earthquake. Bloomberg -
People receive water packs at the town hall in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture. AFP -
A fire rages in Wajima after the quake. AP -
Supermarket customers during the earthquake in Toyama, Japan. AP
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