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They were picking over the remains of a town that no longer exists. as if earthquake and tsunami were not enough, no sooner had the water retreated then fire engulfed the town. fueled by kerosene from cooking stoves and wooden remains of thousands of houses, it burned for two days, and left nothing. walking through it now, the sten much of smoke is still everywhere. friday morning of last week, this was home to 17,000 people. only 5,000 have been accounted for. the population was certainly aware of the danger, sign warns this is a tsunami in undags area. the trouble is it says the danger area ...

Area. the trouble is it says the danger area ends here. the power of this tsunami wave took it for well over a mile further down this valley. it is no surprise that the poor people here were caught completely unaware. >> joining us live from tokyo, chris tokyo is msnbc's chris jansing host of "jansing and company." thanks very much for taking time to join us. really appreciate it. >> hi, rachel. >> hi. even areas like tokyo that weren't affected by the earthquake or by the tsunami are dealing with small earthquakes and rolling blackouts and potential radiation from this crippled nuclear plants...