Five years ago in Japan

[yuiyoshida]

Footage: Tsunami attacking Miyako harbor (Shot from Kuwagasaki district) A reporter from Iwate Menkoi TV Miyako branch video recorded the Kuwagasaki district from the site of fisherman's cooperative association on a high hill. Waves are flowing backwards up the river. White waves begin to form offshore at bay, gradually increasing height and intensity. All of a sudden the water level reaches that of the quay wall and overflows, washing away cars in the process. Waves increase capacity, reaching and gaining land in an instant. A dozen cars, intermodal containers, and even buildings are easily being washed away. Soon no distinction between land and sea can be made. In a moment's time, every object on land is swallowed by the waves and destroyed. People are in an uproar, facing an unbelievable sight right in front of their very eyes. As the final blow, there is backwash followed by an intense surging of waves. Miyako harbor and its vicinity have been reduced to debris.

[passiveporcupine]

1. Five years already?

Seems like it was just yesterday. What a terrifying experience to watch everything destroyed in front of you. I'd seen so many different videos but never got the sound effects of the vehicle horns...I had to turn my volume down to almost nothing and they could not escape that noise. That was almost worse than watching the water sweep everything away.

[OxQQme]

2. Mesmerizing

I had not seen that vid.

The Port of Portland ( the city I live in) could just as easily be decimated.
Or any coastal city around the ring of fire.

i haz big sadz watching disasters such as that

[Playinghardball]

3. Thanks for posting, yuiyoshida

Thanks for all of the clips...