A continuous shot of the 10 metre tsunami wave hitting the Miyagi coast, Japan. On a larger screen you can see cars trying to flee along roads, getting caught and washed away, other cars trying to escape across fields, people running and getting swept up. And of course one of the most remarkable images of the March 11 earthquake so far, houses and buildings on fire carried along in the debris.
The tsunami warning for this area has been reported at being issued less than 10 minutes before the first wave hit. Hundreds died in this area alone.
Some screengrabs from larger images in The Atlantic's stunning photo collection of the Japan quake aftermath :
A human figure grabbed from a larger shot :
The same figure is in the bottom left. Did they even know what was about to hit them?
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