Underground stepped from darkness into light. [cheers and applause] if ever there was a story with a happy ending, this was it. [men chanting] but when we visited the miners several months after their rescue, we found many were struggling. For example, alex vega was building a wall around his house, though he couldnt explain why. On march 11, 2011, japan was hit by a tsunami that rewrote history. It was triggered by a 9. 0 earthquake that helped set off the Biggest Nuclear emergency since chernobyl. This is unprecedented, you know, uncharted territory, that the consequences could be greater than we expect. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im morley safer. In this edition, we look at the effect of three disasters the massive 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, the chilean mine collapse that trapped 33 miners underground for weeks, and, in 2011, the massive earthquake in japan followed by a devastating tsunami. We begin with the bp oil spill and Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who is the goto guy for thankl
translated we did it. We did it for everyone. Narrator tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japans Nuclear Meltdown. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. man speaking japanese translated on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. I was at my computer, writing reports. Before that day, wed had a few earthquakes, around magnitude four. Then, i think it was about 2 46 pm, i felt an incredible rumbling in the earth. It was like no
translated we did it. We did it for everyone. Narrator tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japans Nuclear Meltdown. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. man speaking japanese translated on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. I was at my computer, writing reports. Before that day, wed had a few earthquakes, around magnitude four. Then, i think it was about 2 46 pm, i felt an incredible rumbling in the earth. It was like no
Fallout. translated i had one daughter left. I had to protect her. Narrator . And the courage. translated we did it. We did it for everyone. Narrator tonight on frontlinthe story of those tense days inside japans Nuclear Meltdown. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The wyncote foundation, and by tfrontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. man speaking japanese translated on march 11, there was a relaxed atmosphere at work. I was at my computer, writing reports. Before that day, wed had a few earthquakes, around magnitude four.
The plant wasnt safe, was it . Narrator just up the coast, the fishermen of fukushima knew what was coming next. translated its always been said on this shore, the tsunami will follow the earthquake. I went straight to the harbor and headed out to sea. Narrator yoshio ichida wanted to save his boat. He was racing straight into the biggest tsunami waves to strike japan in hundreds of years, hoping to crest them before they broke. translated they were like mountains. We went over three waves that came directly from the east. They were about 15 meters high. It was like this. Narrator the biggest of the waves was more than 40 feet high and traveling at over 100 miles an hour. translated when i looked back to shore, there was a strange ocean mist. I knew something bad was happening. Narrator at the Nuclear Plant, a worker was filming as his coworkers fled to higher ground. At 3 35 pm, the biggest of the waves struck. It was more than twice the height of the plants seawall. Its now known tha