Tsunami causes bullet train and cruise ship to disappear, hundreds missing

(DAILY NEWS)   The 33-foot tsunami that pounded Japan reportedly swept away a ship carrying 100 people and left one of the country’s signature bullet trains missing.

The Kyodo news service reported the missing ship and train, although details were scarce about both. Video showed the black water knocking cars, trains and boats around as if they were toys.

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The train – with hundreds of passengers – disappeared on a line outside the coastal city of Sendai, according to Kyodo. Another train was derailed by the powerful waves.

There were reports of hundreds of bodies found in Sendai, the city hit hardest by the natural disaster.

The earthquake also knocked out train service in Tokyo, stranding an estimated 20,000 commuters.

The tsunami also claimed a ship with 100 people aboard, Kyodo reported.

Houses swept by a tsunami smolder near Sendai Airport in Japan. Kyodo/AP

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