Monster tsunami hits Japan

Video image taken from NHK shows the tsunami caused by the earthquake in Sendai.

Video image taken from NHK shows the tsunami caused by the earthquake in Sendai.

Tsunami waters engulf Sendai in this still image taken from video footage.

A fire burns at a natural gas storage facility in Chiba in this still image taken from video footage.

People are seen on the rooftop as a tsunami engulfs Sendai airport in this still image taken from video footage.

A tsunami moves across Sendai in this still image taken from video footage.

Rescue workers hurry to a building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's financial district after an earthquake off the coast of northern Japan.

Tsunami waters engulf Sendai in this still image taken from video footage.

A man sits wrapped in a blanket after he was evacuated from a building in Tokyo's financial district, after an earthquake off the coast of northern Japan.