I’ve managed to go this long without viewing any of the videos of the tsunami in Japan last week. This is the first one I’ve looked at. I think it’s a good indication of how bad the situation was as it was happening.
First you see water… then you see cars floating by… then you see a boat… then you see parked cars start floating away… then you see buildings float away.
Google has released a collection of satellite images showing before and after pictures. Here are two examples:
Yuriage in Natori Before:
Yuriage in Natori After:
Kashima in Minamisoma Before:
Kashima in Minamisoma After:
Hang in their folks.