It seems that every time I watch a new video of the March 11 Japanese tsunami, it is more stunning then the last one I watched. With the proliferation of digital cameras and video equipment everyone has become their own movie producer these days. Take a video, edit it, and then post it to You Tube for the world to see. Well that is what we have here. A home made video of what it was like to actually be in the midst of the tsunami as it slowly rolls into town.
I cannot imagine how one must feel to see the total destruction of what was once your city. To see it happen right before your very eyes and knowing there is nothing you can do to stop it. So if you do have a camera, then take a picture, if you have a video camera then start filming it as this person did. The person recording this is either very brave, or very stupid, depending upon your view, because they are obviously risking their life to get the best view of the events unfolding. Well thanks to people like this person, future generations will be able to see what happened when the ocean swallowed Japan's cities.
In this video, the photographer begins at street level - with tsunami sirens wailing - before being forced to retreat up some stairs as the water rises and cars, boats, and even buildings go crashing past. Eventually the whole city seems to be washing away right before your eyes. The destruction caused by the tsunami may rival that of Hiroshima and Nagasakii when Truman dropped the bombs to end WWII, but when the final tally is figured, this will be far more devastating to Japan.
Even before the earthquake and tsunami, many experts were already speculating that Japan's financial troubles, low birthrate, and aging population may topple it from the pinnacle of being one of the worlds most economically powerful countries. It seems to me that this disaster could be the straw which breaks their proverbial back, thus washing away any chance Japan may have had to turn their problems around.
