In Tsunami’s Wake, Much Searching but Few Are Rescued

Toshiyuki Tsunenari/Asahi Shimbun, via Associated Press

The scene in Natori, Japan, reflected the paralysis across the county on Sunday. "If the nation works together, we will overcome," the prime minister said. More Photos »

By MARTIN FACKLER and MARK McDONALD

Published: March 14, 2011

NATORI, Japan — The tsunami that barreled into northeast Japan on Friday was so murderous and efficient that not much was left when search-and-rescue teams finally reached Natori on Monday. There was searching, but not much rescuing. There was, essentially, nobody left to rescue.
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