Let us recall the most devastating earthquake in Japan

• Recall the most devastating earthquake in Japan

It's been 6 years since the Japanese earthquake of magnitude 9.0 - the likelihood of such a once in the 600 years of the power of a natural disaster! It produced a tsunami that reached the height of 16 meters.

It is this, rather than the earthquake caused the deaths of thousands of people - about 93% were killed by the tsunami: 15,893 people were killed and 2553 - are still considered missing.

Let us recall the events of those days.

Gas Storage exploded after the earthquake in the Cosmo oil refinery in Ishihara, Chiba Prefecture, March 11, 2011.

The boat pulled into a huge giant whirlpool in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oaraya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Become famous photographers. Wave poured into the street in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, March 11, 2011.

Tsunami waves hit the coast of Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture, March 11, 2011.

The powerful streams of water coming inland to coastal areas Ivanuma, Miyagi Prefecture.

On the shore it looked like this.

Fishing boats, cars, trash - all mixed up in Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, March 11, 2011.

That's it. The owner and his building, 18 March 2011.

Rubbish, cars, airplanes, mixed - is the airport of Sendai, March 11, 2011.

The next day after the earthquake and tsunami. Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, March 12, 2011.

In the past there was a residential area, now people are floating debris from the shore to the other shore in plastic containers, March 11, 2011.

And there is nothing left. The next morning in Sendai.

People of paper laid out the word SOS on the roof of a building in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture.

City Yamada town in Iwate Prefecture looks like after the bombing, March 12, 2011.

Sendai Airport, Miyagi Prefecture, March 13, 2011.

One. Ruined city of Natori in Miyagi Prefecture.

One of the 15,893 victims.

It was a city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, March 13, 2011.

House with Sandy swept into the ocean, 13 March 2011.

Someone's roof is among the city's Rikuzentakate debris, Iwate Prefecture, March 13, 2011.

They swam. A fishing boat washed up on shore, March 13, 2011.

During an earthquake followed by a disaster at the plant "Fukushima" in Japan.

So the road looked Otsuchi town in Iwate Prefecture March 14, 2011.

The tsunami traveled fighter airbase.

The remains of the destroyed building of the local government in Tanohata, Iwate Prefecture, March 14, 2011.

Otsuchi town in Iwate Prefecture, March 15, 2011.

Rescuers and snowfall in Sendai, March 16, 2011.

Fishing boat aground in Asahi, Japan, March 20, 2011.

So look Kesennuma city streets March 17, 2011.

All lost.

A burning house, blown into the ocean in Natori, Fukushima Prefecture, March 11, 2011.

The tsunami traveled the whole train in a cemetery in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, March 26, 2011.

post to the entrance. Tourist boat moved to the roof of a tourist hotel in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, April 26, 2011.

Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, April 5, 2011.