A 28 foot tall replica of America's Statue of Liberty, which was created last spring as a tourist attraction, is surrounded by destroyed buildings in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, on March 28.  Crews have started clearing the wreckage, leaving behind small tiles and stones. (Koki Uemura  - Sankei Shimbun / MSN-Japan)

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See more panoramic images from the disaster in Japan.

• Panoramic image: Destruction in the interior of Ohkawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, Japan
• Panoramic image: Sightseeing ship atop house in Otsuchi, Japan
• Grounded cargo ship in Kamaishi port, Japan
• Tokyo dimming the lights because of nationwide electrical shortages
• Schools becoming makeshift relief centers in tsunami damaged Minamisanriku, Japan
• Destruction in Kesennuma, Japan
• Damage in Natori, Japan
• Inside the passenger terminal of the airport in Sendai, Japan
• Airport in Sendai, Japan
• Panoramic image shows the damage in Kesennuma, Japan

See ongoing coverage of the disaster in Japan in PhotoBlog and in our slideshow.