Japan’s northeastern coast was a swampy wasteland of broken houses, overturned cars, sludge and dirty water Saturday as the nation awoke to the devastating aftermath of one of its greatest disasters, a powerful tsunami created by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. The death toll from Friday’s massive magnitude 8.9 quake stood at more than 570, but an untold number of bodies were believed to be lying in the rubble and debris. … Read More