Saturday, April 9, 2011

Footage of the devastation in Minami-Sanrikucho

This is a smattering of the videos that we took out of our windows, etc., while trying to find our way around Minami-Sanrikucho. It'll give you some idea of how much help and support the people of this village need during this time. Not only the people who've gone to the evacuation centers, but the people just a stone's-throw away from being washed away, who have their houses but no food and supplies.
It also reinforced the things that I've heard many times but never taken very seriously about how ferocious and devastating a tsunami can be. I wondered how many people ran up to the forth floor thinking they'd be safe, and got washed away out of buildings that they never thought a wave could reach.

これは、私たちが南三陸町を車で通った時に、窓から撮ったビデオ映像の一部です。これを見ると、この町の人が今どれだけ助けやサポートを必要としているか見当がつくと思います。避難所に行った人たちだけではなく、もうちょっとのところで流されるところだったけれど助かり、家もあるけれど、食べ物や必需品がない人たちも、助けやサポートを必要としています。

また津波がどれだけ凶暴で破壊力があるかを私は今まで何度も耳にしてきたけれど、一度も真剣に受け留めませんでした。でもそれが真実であることを、これを見ると本当にわかります。いったい何人の人が、4階に上がって行けば安全だと思ったのに、決して波が届かないと思った建物に水が入ってきて、流されてしまったでしょうか。


1 comments:

James Rudow said...

Incredibly moving footage. It is impossible to imagine that the impact of these scenes could do anything less than motivate us to do something about it. May God help us all to do what we can.

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