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Tsunami surging to Ofunato harbor The Japanese text is followed by an English translation. 大船渡市を襲う津波の様子を捉えた映像。岩手めんこいテレビ大船渡支局記者が大船渡市大船渡町の高台から同地区の大船渡港を撮影。 港湾の岸壁に係留されたボート群が、徐々に上昇する水位を明らかにしていく。 静かではあるが、確実に上昇する水面は、いつしか岸壁からあふれ、せきを切ったように、激しく湾港内の車を流しだす。 岸壁は完全に見えなくなり、大きなコンテナ群が、マッチ箱のように押し流され、湾内の船も次々と揺さぶられ、傾き、転覆、座礁...していく。 波は勢いそのまま、市街地を襲い、家という家をのみ込み、バリバリという音を立てながら全てを破壊していく。 視界を遮るほどの激しい土煙が舞い上がる。 さらに、息もつかせぬ速さで、次は引き波の恐怖が街を襲う。 すさまじい勢いで、沖へ向かって逆流する波。流される途中で障害物にぶつかり崩壊する家屋や車...。 あらゆる物が、驚くべき速さで流され、残骸と化し、湾を埋め尽くす。 撮影者も「目茶苦茶だぁ」と何度も悲痛な叫びを上げる。 やがて波が収まるも、あらわになる変わり果てた街。 津波で起きた火事により、街のあちこちで黒煙が立ちのぼっている。 Footage: Tsunami attacking Ofunato city. A reporter from Iwate Menkoi TV Ofunato branch video records Ofunato harbor from high grounds of Ofunato city. A group of boats tied to the dock at port reveal the water level rising gradually. All is quiet, but the water surface is rising without fail. At a certain point the water begins to overflow from the dock, bursting out and furiously washing away cars within the port. The dock can no longer be seen and a flock of large intermodal containers are being pushed away like match boxes. Boats within the bay are being rocked one after another, then tilted, overturned and eventually stranded. Waves remain strong and attack the city, swallowing houses and destroying everything along the way with a ripping sound. A thick cloud of dust soars high, obstructing view. Without a moment to breathe in, the terror of backwash befalls upon the city. Waves flow back offshore with tremendous force. Cars and houses are being broken down, running into obstacles while being washed away. All sorts of objects are being washed away at an unbelievable speed, turning into wreckage and filling up the bay. "It's all a mess!", the reporter recording the video lets out sorrowful screams. The waves eventually calm down and reveal a town that has transformed entirely. Due to the fire caused by tsunami, black smoke arises from all over town. 地図を見る http://www.fnn-news.com/311/articles/201103110005.html View map http://www.fnn-news.com/en/311/articles/201103110005.html