The scariest first-person video of the Japan tsunami yet...

Imagine a small stream of water flowing down the street, much like an overflowing stormwater drain...

Well that's pretty much how this first-person video of the Japan tsunami starts out... but keep watching - within minutes the stream becomes a full-on maelstrom of raging water...:

http://gizmodo.com/#!5781566/this-is-the-scariest-first+person-video-of-the-japan-tsunami-yet

Ouch... nature's fury is no joke.

Video courtesy of gizmodo.com.

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Amazing before and after shots of disaster sites in Japan... scary stuff indeed!

To get an idea of the scale of damage and the power of the tsunami that hit Japan last week, head over to the site below for a before and after look at some of the coastal areas that were affected:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

It is at times like this that I am seriously grateful that I live on higher ground...!
My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this disaster.

Hat tip to Patricia for this ;)

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