Natori

Mark Baker/Associated Press A fishing boat sat among debris of houses and cars in Natori.

Ten Days After Quake 2011

The Sendai Airport, which faces the Pacific coast and the Natori River that cuts through Sendai from north to south, was inundated by water, leaving the terminal building looking like a lonely island and airplanes resembling boats on the ocean.

In the Northeast, Fire, Water and Ruin Yuka Hayashi 2011

The boy, wrapped in blankets, lies near the town of Natori in Miyagi, a nameless corpse yet to be collected and taken to the overwhelmed morgue.

Survivors Pulled From Wreckage Nine Days After Japan Quake 2011

The boy, wrapped in blankets, lies near the town of Natori in Miyagi, a nameless corpse yet to be collected and taken to the overwhelmed morgue.

Survivors Pulled From Wreckage Nine Days After Japan Quake 2011

Natori was on the frontline when the tsunami smashed into the shoreline.

Survivors Pulled From Wreckage Nine Days After Japan Quake 2011

They cover the front windows of Natori City Hall, blocking the view inside:"I'm looking for an old man, 75 years old, please call if you find him."

Hope is elusive in Japan's search for 8,000 missing 2011

They cover the front windows of Natori City Hall, blocking the view inside:"I'm looking for an old man, 75 years old, please call if you find him."

Hope in Japan mixes with fear as reality rolls in 2011

The list in Natori, and others along Japan's northeast coast, will only get longer.

Hope is elusive in Japan's search for 8,000 missing 2011

In Natori, a list on the wall of City Hall reveals the dead.

Hope in Japan mixes with fear as reality rolls in 2011

Natori was on the frontline when the tsunami smashed into the shoreline.

Survivors Pulled From Wreckage Nine Days After Japan Quake 2011