. >> ank u very much for your assessment. in that areas devastated by the tsunami, tens of thousands of people remain missing. those who somehow has managed to defy that quake and massive wall of water that followed, are seeking any information they can get about missing family members and loved ones. miraculously, their prayers are sometimes being answered. >> four days after the tsunami slanted to japan, a man is pulled out of the rubble alive. a few hours earlier, a tv report said an elderly woman had also been rescued alive from beneath the debris, but such stories are rare pieces of good news right now. rescuers are mostly finding bodies. hundreds of them. the scale of the disaster is almost unimaginable. the tsunami destroyed roads and wiped out neighborhoods. >> during my struggle, it was coming toward me and i jumped on and stayed there. i was washed away, circling around some houses. my daughter was also swept away. >> in many coastal towns and cities, the destruction is almost complete. one group of survivors took r