The Wave That Erased a Coastline — Japan’s 2011 Tsunami

Описание: 00:00 – A Normal Day
Japan’s northeastern coast begins an ordinary morning — unaware that a massive tectonic rupture is about to change everything.

01:20 – The Earthquake Begins
A magnitude 9.0 earthquake strikes offshore, shaking cities across Japan and triggering a chain of catastrophic events.

02:20 – The Tsunami Forms
The seafloor shifts upward, displacing enormous volumes of water and generating a tsunami moving at incredible speed toward the coast.

03:10 – First Impact
The first waves overtop seawalls and flood coastal towns, destroying harbors, homes, and infrastructure within minutes.

04:00 – The Inland Surge
The tsunami pushes rivers backward and travels kilometers inland, overwhelming communities that believed they were out of reach.

05:00 – Human Impact
As the water recedes, the scale of destruction becomes visible — entire towns erased and hundreds of thousands displaced.

05:45 – The Fukushima Crisis
Flooding disables critical systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggering a cascading technical emergency.

09:00 – Evacuation and Uncertainty
Communities are evacuated as radiation concerns grow, forcing families to leave their homes with little warning.

10:20 – The Beginning of Recovery
Rescue operations expand, infrastructure is rebuilt, and long-term recovery begins across the affected regions.

11:10 – Memory and Lessons
Japan reflects on what was lost, what was learned, and how preparation and resilience shape the future.

11:40 – Closing
A final look at the disaster’s lasting impact — and why its lessons still matter today.