What happened today

Some images of the tsunami in Japan following the 8.9 earthquake which hit its northeastern coast earlier today:


In Natori, Miyagi prefecture (AP)



Whirlpools seen in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture (Reuters)



Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo (Reuters)


And finally:

Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan (Reuters)


I cannot begin to imagine what it feels like to be stuck in such terrible circumstances. My heart goes out to them.