bridge. the waters have receded but the destruction remains. now you get a real sense of the terrifying scale of this disaster. so much water poured over the seawall that it hit the bottom of the bridge. it must be around 30 feet above me. reporter: here s what s left of this city. another giant boat sits in the middle of town. more than a thousand people are missing. the army traveled three days along mountainous roads to get here to try to search for survivors. the sergeant said they re able to pull ten people alive in three days. they re hoping against hope to find more. but optimism is fading. it s believed the earthquake and tsunami claimed more than 10,000 lives, most in the northeastern prefectures of miyagi iwate and fukushima. at least 6500 confirmed dead,