The massive wave of water, as high as 10 meters in some parts, reached more than five kilometers inland. The meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast amid warnings of a tsunami of between six and 10 meters.
Towns and farms around Sendai city in northern Japan have been engulfed by a seven meter tsunami, while a four-meter wave swamped parts of Kamaishi on the Pacific coast. The death toll has already reached 23 and official say an unknown number of people are missing, here is a quote from a survivor of the Tsunami " As the tsunami hit Iwate prefecture harbour, scores of cars and upturned boats smashed into bridges and buildings
Here is Sendai airport covered in water
