Merged 8.8 quake in Sendai, Japan

[Rolfe]

Here's another one. Same town, different vantage point.

If you go to this Wikipedia page (list of towns destroyed by the tsunami), and check the pages for the individual towns, you'll find a whole series of similar horror films - some even worse than that, actually.

Rolfe.

 

[Belz...]

This video just turned up at AOL news:

Wow. The video is already no longer available.

 

[zooterkin]

Wow. The video is already no longer available.

Wow indeed, I watched it only a few minutes ago, but the Youtube account has now been closed.

 

[Emet]

Wow indeed, I watched it only a few minutes ago, but the Youtube account has now been closed.

Available here (for now):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQfdl7y-blE

 

[BenBurch]

Why would youtube take such a thing down?

 

[zooterkin]

Why would youtube take such a thing down?

I don't think they did; the impression I got from the wording of the message was that the account had been closed by the owner of the account, but I guess it might have been closed by YouTube themselves.

 

[babycondor]

removed

 

[Puppycow]

"Horizon Special" programme on UK BBC2 tonight about the Japanese earthquak.e HERE (BBC iPlayer)

For those not in the UK, a torrent is here.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

It's a nightmare scenario for farmers in the region. It's arguable that the safety fears are overblown, but that's a moot point when it comes to the economics. If people are afraid, they won't buy it.

Food Contamination May Climb as Japan Fights Radiation Crisis

They are going to be compensated by the government (more debt for the Japanese government) but I don't know if they will be fully made whole.

Apparently a lot of fruit (cherries, apples, pears, etc) comes from that area. Even if there is no radiation contamination, your average Oprah-watching dumbell will still avoid it.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Reactor may be leaking: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2#

Not good, me thinks. It will be interesting to see how they deal with it.

 

[Undesired Walrus]

Available here (for now):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQfdl7y-blE

I was just going to post this.

This video is simply extraordinary, and is far more terrifying than the 'highwave' tsunami that you see in films like Deep Impact and Armageddon. When I first saw what a real tsunami looked like I was surprised that it didn't come in the form of the 'high wave' but was blown away by its sheer speed and consumption of all around it.

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[Rolfe]

Look at this one. It was posted earlier, but it bears repetition. (It's not Miyako, as captioned, but Kamaishi.)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12769741

It's as if the entire sea level has simply risen several metres and the Pacific itself is pouring over the harbour wall.

Here's the same thing from a different perspective, further back. You can actually see the cameraman filming the first clip, standing on an outside staircase of a tall building.


Rolfe.

 

[Belz...]

Available here (for now):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQfdl7y-blE

I hate water.

 

[Rolfe]

Another terrible tragedy to chalk up to dihydrogen monoxide running out of control.

Rolfe.

 

[Belz...]

Another terrible tragedy to chalk up to dihydrogen monoxide running out of control.

We really should ban that stuff. It'll kill us all, some day.

 

[Puppycow]

It doesn't pay to be a hero.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E7ET0G020110329?ca=rdt

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

It doesn't pay to be a hero.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E7ET0G020110329?ca=rdt

Wow. You think they could at least get them some sandwiches.

 

[elgarak]

It doesn't pay to be a hero.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E7ET0G020110329?ca=rdt

That doesn't sound well. I would think they get more people in and cycle them through with longer breaks way off site. At least for sleeping and main meals they need to establish a facility off site, i.e. radiation safe, I gather.

 

[Kestrel]

Wow. You think they could at least get them some sandwiches.

It's almost as if Japan hired former FEMA director Brownie as a consultant.

 

[CompusMentus]

This video is simply extraordinary

It is awesome.

I get almost nauseous watching it. The way the water reclaims the land is frightening. The sheer power of the mass as it rolls in seems unstoppable. I would have been absolutely bricking it if I was that cameraman. How he/she had the wherewithall to carry on is beyond me. Some of the shots make it seem as if the water is only feet from where he stood there filming.

Gobsmacker.

Compus