Video of Tsunami destroying the city of Kesennuma. Amazing composure of the person filming the tsunami. You can see people on the roof of the tall building across the way and at first I'm sure they felt safe on such a large building. But as the water becomes more powerful and other smaller buildings slam into the bigger one, you can see the people running around. Probably they were questioning whether their building would actually remain standing. It must have been horrifying.
Daibutsu, Kamakura
Daibutsu in Kamakura, June 2010. There were thousands of school kids visiting that day. It was still great fun.
Man, that is incredibly scary... Town? What town?
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine how awful that would have been to experience.
Dang
Kesennuma, it's in Miyagi-ken. Yes, I hope I never go through something like that.
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Unbelievable video. A testament to the power of nature. Water is a devastating force. The sheer volume of water moving in that short period of time boggles the imagination. In a sad way the video is quite beautiful in the power of destruction and how unstoppable it is.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. Water is such a simple thing and one only has to be a foot above the water on a hill or strong building and they are safe. The water is harmless. And yet if you are one foot below where it is safe, it can be deadly.
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