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Tsunami damage after the Chile earthquake

Tsunami damage: A man stands on a mattress where his home used to be in Constitucion, Chile
A man stands on a mattress where his home used to be. It was destroyed by giant waves generated by the huge earthquake in Chile
Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Tsunami damage: A food stall destroyed by waves from a tsunami
The owner of a food stall tries to recover some of her belongings after the building was destroyed near the epicentre in Curanipe, Chile
Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Tsunami damage: A woman sits in her doorway at her house in the village of Penco, Chile
A woman ponders her future in the village of Penco, Chile
Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: Damage caused by giant waves near Dichato, Chile
Damage caused by giant waves near Dichato, Chile
Photograph: Rafael Vallejos/EPA
Tsunami damage: A resident moves his belongings after his home was damaged by waves
A resident moves what's left of his belongings
Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Tsunami damage: A boy walks by a boat drawn from the port into Talcahuano, Chile
A boat is hurled far inland in Talcahuano, Chile
Photograph: Leo La Valle/EPA
Tsunami damage: Containers are scattered amid buildings after a tsunami in Chile
Containers were scattered like woodchips Talcahuano
Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: A resident moves debris washed up by waves in Constitucion
Cleaning up in Constitucion
Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Tsunami damage: A boat lies next to a building after it was taken ashore by a tsunami
Tsunami damage in Talcahuano
Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: A man sits among his belongings piled on the street in Pueco, Chile
Contemplating the tragedy
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: Devastation caused by the tsunami in Talcahuano, Chile
Talcahuano
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: Smashed pieces of wood after a tsunami in San Antonio, Valparaiso, Chile
Valparaiso, Chile
Photograph: Felipe Gamboa/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: An armed man stands guard on his rooftop in Talcahunao
An armed man stands guard on his rooftop in Talcahunao as civil unrest and mass lootings led to a curfew
Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: People's belongings washed up on the coast alongside a container
Debris washed up along the Chilean coast
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: Shipping containers hurled aground by the tsunami in Talcahuano, Chile
Shipping containers hurled aground by the tsunami in downtown Talcahuano
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: Sea water covers a harbour wharf in the Japanese town of Minami-sanriku
On the other side of the Pacific, the earthquake's force could be felt. A small tsunami hit Japan and submerged much of the wharf in Minami-sanriku. Japan evacuated more than 320,000 from endangered areas
Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
Tsunami damage: Workers retrieve containers at a flooded fish market in Kesennuma, Japan
Workers retrieve plastic containers at a fish market flooded with seawater in Kesennuma, northern Japan
Photograph: AP
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