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Complex because of the danger and we are told they are back on the scene truly risking their own lives, to try to prevent a total nuclear capacity. the japanese government announced it has doubled the legal amount of radiation exposure it allows for nuclear reactors, and increased it by 150 percent and officials say the decision was unavoidable given the circumstances, and the circumstances are extremely dire. the confirmed death toll top 4,000 tonight but that number is likely to rise considera...

Much advimisery. the unstoppable tide racing across farmlands. these aerial pictures are from nhk. you can see what the monster wave did to this one area alone. and ireporter harrison sent us these pictures he took during fridays earthquake. it was so strong, he says, he could barely stay on his feet. now, this story stopped a cnn team in its tracks. an enormous landslide in japan buried 13 people alive. cnns kyung lah tells us what she found. >> reporter: one of the things weve been looking for...

Earthquake that struck japan. it has now gone at 6:00 p.m. in japan. it was the tsunami, the messy wave that hit the northeast of the country that caused that massive devastation that we have witnessed, those pictures of that wall of water just going straight through these cities, these townships, taking cars and trucks and everything in its wake. so that is where the massive, massive devastation is. lets go to tokyo. you obviously witnessed the quake, but as we mentioned, its in the northeast t...

We have arrived close to the epicenter in the heart of the disaster. anna, if you could, set the scene for us. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: sendai is the closest city to the epicenter, some 130 kilometers away. much of this city has been hit by the tsunami. so far, power and water are out. we are obviously standing in an area with electricity. there are pockets up and running. much of the city is a black-out. i can show you, it is certain what we are witnessing is a devastating scene....

We got dramatic new video to fox of people trying to save eve other as the monster wave swept through the town. look at this. (speaking japanese). >>shepard: a week later search teams are still digging for the dead. and survivors gather what is last of their belongings. but for many, there is simply nowhere to go.

A half-hour before the tidal wave came in and the whole place has been up ended. >> shepard: officials believe 10,000 people at least have died on japans northeast coast and many after the monster wave swept them out to sea. given the nature of the disaster here it may be impossible to know how many people were really lost. but, some of the experts say the final death toll will likely be much higher. millions of survivors are also now facing dire conditions. and, now, japans economy is in free-f...