the extent of damage. the powerful quake has stop bullet trains across the country and trains around the tokyo area. east japan railway company says all lines have stopped and major tokido lines all -- >> okay. taking a look there at an oil refinery fire, one of many as you're hearing. there are fires all over central tokyo. however, it is the countryside being hit the hardest with the tsunami wave. one of the biggest cities in the miyagi province called sendai, it is the most populated city there, it faces the pacific. which explains why they're being hit with a devastating amount of water. you see the tsunami wave rolling through that town, causing unbelievable devastation. >> the population over 1 million people as of 2003. really an economic center in the northeastern part of that country. now just inundated by water and debris.