• Second 'monster' quake could measure almost 8 on the Richter scale
  
• Terrible tide of at least 2,000 bodies wash up on the coastline
  
• Crews fight to bring reactor at nuclear power plant under control
  
• Millions left without food and power and hospitals have no medicine

Devastated Japan today faced the prospect of a second massive earthquake and tsunami even as millions of citizen struggled to come to terms with its biggest-ever natural disaster.

On Friday, a quake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale caused widespread fatalities and damage, also triggering a huge wave, which prompted the death toll to spiral into many thousands.

At least 2,000 bodies have now washed up on the country's decimated coastline, crematoriums were overflowing with the dead and rescue workers ran out of body bags as the nation faced the reality of its mounting crisis.  [ DAILY MAIL UK ]