Una Statua del Buddha fra le macerie di Natori Miyagi Prefecture (EPA/ALEX HOFFORD)

A buddha statue is seen as search and rescue workers look for survivors in an earthquake and tsunami ravaged house in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 14 March 2011. Four bodies were pulled from the wreckage. Tens of thousands of people were feared dead after last week’s earthquake and tsunami in north-eastern Japan as Prime Minister Naoto Kan said 15,000 people had been rescued so far. EPA/ALEX HOFFORD