Incredible HD Footage of Japan Tsunami

I compiled some of the best quality footage from the Tsunami. TOKYO -- A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control.

Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii but did not cause major damage. Warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West coast. In northeastern Japan, the area around a nuclear power plant was evacuated after the reactor's cooling system failed.

Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicenter. Another 110 were confirmed killed, with 350 people missing. Police also said 544 people were injured.

The magnitude-8.9 offshore quake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami and was followed for hours by more than 50 aftershocks, many of them of more than magnitude 6.0.

Dozens of cities and villages along a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the epicenter. A large section of Kesennuma, a town of 70,000 people in Miyagi, burned furiously into the night with no apparent hope of being extinguished, public broadcaster NHK said.

"The earthquake has caused major damage in broad areas in northern Japan," Prime Minister Naoto Kan said at a news conference.

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[kpsnnf]

how many times did he say engulfing..

[Ratzingerthe1st]

@MrMarkymark0 but its a crappy remake ,I like the original with the slowly dripping marmalade :-)

[xziggerxzig]

well there goes my new toy... and the rest of em

[axedstoninst]

Here's a fun way to get hammered, take a shot of vodka every time he says "Engulfing" or "Engulf"

[prreyreyland]

I don't know if I should like this or dislike this. Iike for the ufo but dislike for the tsunami.

[prreyreyland]

anyone else see the ufo at :20?

[bongeye420]

@castletriglav i'm glad i will never meet you. both you and your opinions are defunct and full of shit.

[kpsnnf]

@arizonatsunami i like your use of the word "think" and "things" as opposed to "thing"

[arizonatsunami]

@kpsnnf You can tell he doesn't have a Teleprompter to read from, so he's just trying to think of things to say.