A magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan on Friday, March 11th, causing a 23-foot tsunami that's plowed a path of destruction that killed at least 300 people, washed away cars and bridges, and knocked out nuclear power plants.
In this photo: Houses are shown in flame while the Natori river floods over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area.
Japanese officials have already found 200 to 300 bodies in a northeastern coastal city of Sendai. Another 110 people have been confirmed dead and at least 544 people are injured, the Associated Press reported.