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World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe

Last updated on: March 15, 2011 11:09 IST

Nature's fury has battered Japan yet again, after a powerful earthquake triggered a humongous tsunami, which may have killed 10,000 people, thousands others missing and injured.

But refusing to give up, Japan is fighting back, inch by inch, against the steep challenges for its survival.

The world prays so that Japan gathers strength to rebuild its beautiful country.

Light a Candle for Japan

In this photograph, students hold candles during a prayer ceremony for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami inside a government school in Hyderabad.

Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters

World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe

Last updated on: March 15, 2011 11:09 IST

Women place candles on an anti-nuclear power flag during a vigil for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Zurich. The slogan on the flag reads 'Nuclear power - No thanks'.

Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe

Last updated on: March 15, 2011 11:09 IST

A Japanese man pays his respects to the victims f the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan on Friday, at the entry of Japan's embassy to Germany in Berlin

Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe

Last updated on: March 15, 2011 11:09 IST

A member of the volunteer organisation Green Belt Trust holds a candle to pay tribute to the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami during a vigil at the campus of the University of Dhaka

Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe

Last updated on: March 15, 2011 11:09 IST

A BJP member holds an earthen oil lamp during a prayer ceremony for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami in Chandigarh.

Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

World prays as Japan fights a catastrophe

Last updated on: March 15, 2011 11:09 IST

A student holds a poster during a prayer ceremony for Japan's earthquake victims in Ahmedabad.

Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters