After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the western coast of Japan on New Year's Day, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed tsunami waves submerging a street in Ishikawa prefecture. While waves at least 1.2 metres (four feet) high did hit a coastal city in Ishikawa, the video in fact shows footage captured during a devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.
Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture observed tsunami waves of more than 1.2 meters on Monday after a series of strong quakes struck Japan’s western coast in the afternoon, local media reported.
magnitude earthquake, homes devastated, roads washed away if by the tsunami waves. they were big enough to cause serious damage. it then this plane, you know, with coast guard crew members who were supposed to help deliver relief is involved in this incident and now these families are here, you know, what was a time of celebration, now joining the people here in japan who are grieving and have lost. yeah, a clear draj that goes kind of hand in hand with the miracle in the commercial flight mile. clearly, the earthquake relief efforts are urgent at this point in time. this is a very busy time at any airport, particularlily hanada. how much do those dynamics play in to an accident like this happening? this is a opiece that investigators will be looking at. this is not the busiest airport in the pacific rim, it s the top
this accident happened in part due to another natural disaster that happened in japan. an earthquake that left 48 dead, many homeless, many thought still trapped. there are fears of tsunami waves, but those have tamped down. the major takeaway from this plane, all of us doing traveling, listen to those safety announcements. all passengers did, when they said get to the shoots and take off your high heeled shoes, they will rip the slide, everybody got off the plane and a minute after, explosion and fire. they could have all been dead. amazing story. steve: amazing the pilots were able to keep the plane going presumably straight, even