Fukushima as it happened: 10 scariest videos from the Japanese disaster that shook the world

When a massive earthquake hit Japan five years ago today, on March 11, 2011, few realized the subsequent tsunami would cause the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl and leave 18,000 people dead or missing.
News crews, CCTV footage, and people on the ground caught dramatic footage of the day.
Here are the ten must-view videos that shocked us all as the day unfolded.
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