A woman holds onto an empty water container as residents queue for supplies at a shop in the coastal town of Mito March 12, 2011. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.

　　Residents queue for supplies at a shop in the coastal town of Mito March 12, 2011.

　　Residents queue for supplies at a shop in the coastal town of Mito March 12, 2011.

　　Residents queue for supplies at a shop in the coastal town of Mito March 12, 2011.