Tsunami Carnage in Ishinomaki 15th March 2011 after Magitude 9.0 Earthquake off Japan

[Gokaiger203heroes]

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[SOLE1PRODUCTIONS]

going here tomorrow. our school is helping clean out houses at a volunteer center

[KonaSitkaRose]

my heart is shattered. this was/is my mother's hometown, where our 1/2 of our family is/was. only know one cousin and aunty so far heard from. devastation can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. please help.

[otirudam]

Would it be a fair statement to say that many houses and buildings got easily overrun by the tsunami bcos they were built mainly with wood? I am not an expert in construction, but to me it seems that if brick and concrete had been used instead of wood, the wreckage would of been less. Does anybody agree or disagree on this?

[intellimouseFTW]

@otirudam Quite true lol.

[GuardianSoulkeeper]

@otirudam Disagree. Wooden structures are easily torn down, cleared away and replaced. The earthquake and following tsunami would have damaged any brick & mortar building to the point where it would need to be torn down anyway. In such a situation, I'd be happier with a wooden house than a brick one.

[otirudam]

@GuardianSoulkeeper you seem to be concerned more with replacing houses than saving lives. Recent earthquake (bigest in history) didnt damage buildings in Tokio, so it means thousands of lives were saved if brick constructions are well built. Tsunami probably damages brick constructions but to a lesser degree than wood, thus giving people better chances of survival than wood. Maybe an experienced japanese constructor could tell us what is better construction material in this type of disasters.

[greshamweed]

Pray for Japan. We are all one soul.

[valy0valy24]

f this town was soo beautifull .i am happy for theat mean .thear all ok .i have friend ther and thear ok too !!

[rockmyvw]

The image of the car in the tree at about 24 seconds is so ironic. The nature's power to devastate and to survive in one shot.

[19may0001]

if i was rich as bill gates id give 5 billion dollers, bill gates all that money you got which you aint doing nothing with now you can

[h4zy13]

they're all safe. his family got through.

[pogany11]

What happened to these relatives of his?

[iashakezula]

@pogany11

I believe he said "their all safe"

[iashakezula]

Respond to this video... I think he said "They're all safe"

[D2RCR]

My god. I have no words.

[Barney83]

That man is still in shock. I pray for him and his loss.