Japan

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.