Japan earthquake and tsunami: Dan Chung in Shintona

Debris from the tsunami floats in the sea
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A man carries some of his belongings through a badly-affected neighbourhood
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A car is buried amongst the remains of a house
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Rescuers survey the destruction
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Survivors make their way past army vehicles parked on a bridge
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Wrecked cars among the debris left behind by the tsunami
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A woman grieving woman sits on the kerb as rescuers search for survivors
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Rescue workers carry a bodybag through a devastated neighbourhood
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A rescue worker picks through the wreckage left behind by the tsunami and earthquake
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A bodybag lies in the street of a badly-affected neighbourhood
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A car embedded in the side of a house by the force of the tsunami
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Self-defence force rescuers carry a body through a devastated neighbourhood
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Rescue workers record and try to identify the bodies of victims
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A self-defence force soldier examines the debris inside a house on whose walls the highwater mark can still be seen
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Locals salvage belongings from damaged buildings
Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Rescue workers remove a body Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

An overturned vehicle in the debris Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Rescue workers recover bodies Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

A photograph in the rubble Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian