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Hello, I’m an American and have a question for those of you in Japan. If this had happened in the United States there would be countless videos that showed a person struggling to survive in the water. I have noticed that in the hundreds of videos I have watched this day I have only seen one video that showed a man on top of a car in the raging waters. I have seen many videos of people running and it seems the flood will catch them but before it does the camera cuts away. My theory is the Japanese people respect human dignity enough that the people recording do not wish to show the moment these victims most likely perished. Am I correct?
I’m an American. I still remember the exact image on the NHK feed broadcast on CNN that morning. I was in awe of the speed the black wave moved across the field that was on screen. In the United States we have a very United States centric view of the world. We tend to think of our hurricanes and tornadoes as the most destructive natural disasters, claiming the most lives. But our deadliest hurricane claimed less than half the number of lives that this tsunami took. And to imagine the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 claimed ten times the number of lives that this one did is grave. I hope all of you who were directly or indirectly affected by these furious waters have found peace and healing in your lives.
This video shows the absolute power of the tsunami better than most of the others to me. The speed at which entire buildings are flowing past the camera person is just staggering. This was an entire neighborhood reduced to nothing being carried away like it was leaves or branches. Absolutely incredible power. I remember being shocked that the Boxing Day tsunami took so many lives but after seeing this footage 7 years later it’s clear just how destructive water can be. The speed at which it occurred even with warning it was still hard to avoid. It’s still hard to comprehend after seeing it.
I could imagine , as a survivor, this would be the most troubling sound, this is what you would have nightmares of. It would be very hard overcoming this trauma.
This guy is a genius musician and it’s that crazy that in 2024 it feels like he’s finally received some recognition for it and finding Emily Armstrong to continue Linkin Park was just amazing she has done a great job is there anything this man can not do?
That's awesome! I've been listening to you since I ran across your NPR session and wondered if I was even saying the name right, you are an extraordinary person, I love what you do, even if you never see this comment it's out there.
I feel for all the people that lost their lives. How terrifying for them. Rip to all and, their pets. I hope if they have rebuilt there it is much further back,and much higher up.😢😢😢😢😢.
It seems to me, after all these years, forget the sea walls and just move up higher. Also- I wonder why the evacuation zones do not have a empty building with kitchen and bathrooms?
Eu não sei porque que cada vez que assisto esse vídeo meu coração dói cara.😢😢😢é muito difícil aceitar essa situação..Apesar que já faz treze anos...😢😢😢é incontornável. Eu curto sempre esses vídeos para que não morra a esperança nesse povo 😢😢😢😢 .me dói na alma cada vez que vejo.
You just know there are a lot of dead people in that dark water entwined in all that debris.... so sad... for all those who died and those left with nothing. Prayers to all.
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