Sendai Japan Earthquake 3-11-11; Mother and Child

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Uploaded by on Mar 30, 2011

My daughter lives in Sendai, Japan and had just finished lunch at a restaurant on 3-11-11 when the 9.0 earthquake struck. The video was made by Hiroki, a 15 y.o. friend of the family. The video starts after the quake had already been going on for a while and stops prior to the end of the quake. Tiffany pulled her 4 y.o. son across the table to help comfort him prior to the video starting. Note the changes in the intensity of the quake and the loss of electrical power. The area where this video was taken was not affected by the tsunami.

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  • Your Daughter is an extremely strong woman, she kept calm and serene all through the event to prevent her kid from being exposed to the shock of such experience! i am amazed and I would like to send my best Kudos to you and your family. I sincerely hope everyone close to you all is fine.

  • @centigrado Thank you for your kind words. A week after the quake, she and her four kids (13, 12, 9, 4) left her home and came to live with us in Texas until they are able to return. Her husband, an Army officer, is still in Sendai continuing in his crucial role of liaison officer between the our military and the Japan Self-Defense Force.

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  • Sushi is still moving on the track during quake. That's Japanese quality.

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  • Chuck Norris's wife? О_о

  • That woman is like the Steve McQueen of moms. 

  • she is so brave! :)

  • 素晴らしい母親だ子供を安心させたかったのかな? しかしテーブルの下に避難した方がいい

  • duck under the table damn it!

  • Props to the mom for being so carme for her child...

  • she should have gotten underneath table with that child,

  • 女は弱しされど母は強し, an idiom implies to her is "A mother is stronger than any other creature". Kudos to you and her from Tokyo.

  • The Queen of Cool.

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