สึนามิ...In Japan
Pray for tsunami victims
 

Indian Buddhist monks join a candlelight vigil in support of the Japanese people affected by an earthquake and tsunami, in Bangalore on March 12, 2011. International search and rescue teams rushed to Japan in the wake of a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and crushing tsunami. India, which was hard hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, said it stood in 'full solidarity' with the people of Japan, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telling his counterpart Naoto Kan 'our resources are at your disposal.' 

In a picture taken on March 12, 2011 burnt out vehicles, that were parked for export, are piled in disarray at a port at Tokai village in Ibaraki prefecture after a tsunami. More than 1,000 people were feared dead and authorities warned a meltdown may be under way at a nuclear plant after a monster tsunami devastated a swathe of northeast Japan. 

A house sits across a road after being moved by the tsunami near the port in Hachinohe, Aomori prefecture on March 13, 2011 two days after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Japan battled a feared meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant on March 13, as the full horror of the disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead. 

This picture offered from Shiogama City resident Akira Shibahara and taken on March 11, 2011 shows people looking at a tsunami wave engulfing vehicles and houses in Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture after the area was hit by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Japan desperately tried to bring an overheating nuclear reactor under control on March 13, as the full horror of its quake-tsunami disaster emerged on the ravaged northeast coast with thousands feared dead.

 People queue for supplies in Fukushima on March 13, 2011 following the massive earthquake and tsunami. An explosion at a reactor of the Fukushima nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown after a massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for. The panic has caused shortages of food and fuel in many parts of eastern Japan.
SENDAI, JAPAN - MARCH 13: A residential area damaged by the tsunami is seen after an 8.9 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11 off the coast of north-eastern Japan, on March 13, 2011 in Sendai, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. The death toll is currently unknown, with fears that the current hundreds dead may well run into thousands. 

HACHINOHE, JAPAN - MARCH 12: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by U.S. Military prior to transmission. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale has hit the northeast coast of Japan causing tsunami alerts throughout countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. 

A stranded elderly woman is carried on the back of a Japanese soldier after being rescued from a residence at Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, on Saturday March 12, 2011, one day after a giant earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast. 

CORRECTING BYLINEPakistani Christians pray for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims during a rally in Islamabad on March 12, 2011. International search and rescue teams rushed to Japan in the wake of a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and crushing tsunami. India, which was hard hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, said it stood in 'full solidarity' with the people of Japan, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telling his counterpart Naoto Kan 'our resources are at your disposal.' 

People sit in front of a banner at a candlelight vigil in support of the Japanese people affected by tsunami which struck Japan, in Bangalore on March 12, 2011. International search and rescue teams rushed to Japan in the wake of a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and crushing tsunami. India, which was hard hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, said it stood in 'full solidarity' with the people of Japan, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telling his counterpart Naoto Kan 'our resources are at your disposal.' 

Boston Red Sox Japanese players pause for a moment of silence with fans in honor of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan prior to facing the Florida Marlins in a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla. , Saturday, March 12, 2011. From left are: Hideki Okajima, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Itsuki Shoda and Junichi Tazawa. 

An aerial view shows tsunami damage and flooding in Natori city, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. 

An aerial view shows quake-damaged houses in field in Watari, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. 

A man looks across tsunami devastation in Minamisoma city, Fukushima prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. 

An aerial view show the devastated Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. 

Smoke ascends over an industrial area as flames are seen in Sendai, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011. Japan launched a massive military rescue operation Saturday after a giant, quake-fed tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland, while authorities braced for a possible meltdown at a nuclear reactor. 

Indian customers read newspapers displaying front page headlines and photographs of the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami, in Amritsar on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead and authorities scrambled to prevent meltdown at two nuclear plants after a monster tsunami devastated a swathe of northeast Japan on March 11. Reactor cooling systems failed after the record 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit, unleashing a terrifying 10-metre (33-foot) high wave that tore through coastal towns and cities and destroying all in its path. 

A man who's been stranded in a residence is carried on the back of a Japanese soldier to higher grounds at Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, on Saturday March 12, 2011, one day after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast. 

ADDS DATE PHOTO TAKEN - Members of a family have a dinner at a shelter in Ofuna, Iwate prefecture, Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011, a day after one of Japan's strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit the country's east coast. 

Container cargoes spread out on the ground in an industrial complex in Sendai, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011. Japan launched a massive military rescue operation Saturday after a giant, quake-fed tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland, while authorities braced for a possible meltdown at a nuclear reactor. 

Cars of a train lie overturned in Shinchi town, Fukushima prefecture, Saturday, March 12, 2011 after being washed away by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded swept away Japan's east coast Friday. 

A woman carries a baby on her back as she warms herself at an evacuation center in Ofuna, Iwate prefecture, Saturday, March 12, 2011, a day after one of Japan's strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit the country's east coast. 

Residents make their way through a devastated area in Sendai, northern Japan Saturday, March 12, 2011 after Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. 

People walk on a street following a massive tsunami that's triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011. 

People make their way along on a damaged river bank following a massive tsunami that's triggered by a catastrophic earthquake in Tagajo near Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sunday, March 13, 2011. 

Oil tar lie in the other side of the river bank from burning oil refinery following a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011. 

Smoke rise from an oil refinery on fire following a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, March 13, 2011. 

Vessels get stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011, after being washed away by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded swept away Japan's east coast Friday. 

An urban area devastated by tsunami is seen in Minami Sanriku, Miyagi, northern Japan Sunday, March 13, 2011 after Friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. 

Indians hold candles as they participate in a prayer meetings for the victims of the tsunami that hit Japan, in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, March 12, 2011. 

White smokes rises into the air in the badly damaged town of Yamada in Iwate prefecture on March 12, 2011 a day after a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami hit the region. An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown on March 12, after the massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for. 

Indians hold candles as they participate in a prayer meeting for the victims of the tsunami that hit Japan, in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, March 12, 2011. 

People queue outside a market in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture on March 12, 2011. More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. 

From left, Munich's Philipp Lahm , Thomas Kraft, Thomas Mueller and Danijel Pranjic stand on the pitch during a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquake in Japan, prior to the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday March 12, 2011. 

Soccer players from Legia Warsaw, right, and Slas Wroclaw, stand for a minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, prior to their Polish premier league match in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, March 11, 2011. 

Japan's Beppu Fumiyuki leads the rest of the pack as they observe a minute of silence to mourn the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, prior to start the fourth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race, in Narni, Italy, Saturday, March 12, 2011. 

Cesena players wear jerseys reading "For the Japan" to mourn the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, prior to the kick-off of a Serie A soccer match between Cesena and Juventus, at the Manuzzi stadium in Cesena, Italy, Saturday, March 12, 2011. 

View of 37 torches, representing those killed in Talcahuano by the tsunami which devastated the city following the 8.8 Richter magnitude earthquake, during a 'reunion with the sea' ceremony within the one-year commemoration of the ill-fated disaster which hit the country, on February 26, 2011, in Talcahuano, 590 km south of Santiago. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera vowed Saturday to stand by victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami, but civic organizations protested the slow progress in reconstruction works, as more than 4,000 families still live in 100 temporary villages that sprung up after the disaster. 

A man prays in front of a house devastated by tsunami in Minami Soma, Fukushima, northern Japan after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday. 

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 12: Real Madrid and Hercules CF players hold a minute of silence in respect for the victims of the recent earthquake in Japan before the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Hercules CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 12, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. 

MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 12: Real Madrid and Hercules CF players hold a minute of silence in respect for the victims of the recent earthquake in Japan before the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Hercules CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 12, 2011 in Madrid, Spain.







Locals hold torches representing those killed in Talcahuano by the tsunami which devastated the city following the 8.8 Richter magnitude earthquake, during a 'reunion with the sea' ceremony within the one-year commemoration of the ill-fated disaster which hit the country, on February 26, 2011, in Talcahuano, 590 km south of Santiago. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera vowed Saturday to stand by victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami, but civic organizations protested the slow progress in reconstruction works, as more than 4,000 families still live in 100 temporary villages that sprung up after the disaster.