万花筒 2011-03-12&03-13 日本发生8.9级强地震

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"It's interesting you are just mentioning some of the aftershocks, and I'm actually feeling one as I'm sitting here talking to you."

 

Then came the next wave of destruction, massive tsunami⁴ waves. First, one came to shore, rocking boats in its way. Then a few minutes later, helicopter showed another wave strong enough to reverse the direction of a river. It swept buildings off their foundations and kept moving. Take a look at the cars in the upper part of the screen, rushing to escape the approaching water. Tsunami warnings stretched through the Pacific from Australia to here in Hawaii, where sirens are sounding every hour warning people along the coast to evacuate². People are lining⁵ up for fuel.

 

"I don't think this one is going to be something that has really huge effects here in terms of, you know, wiping out the coast, but it's certainly still quite danger."

 

The first waves are expected to hit Hawaii around eight o'clock eastern time, and now parts of California, Oregon and Alaska are under tsunami warning as well.

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