Town Washed Away in New Tsunami Video

Residents flee rushing waters
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 17, 2011 3:14 PM CDT

An entire town is washed away in minutes. Panicked residents try to escape as the waters rush toward them. It sounds like something out of a disaster movie, but it’s horribly, terrifyingly real. Mashable points to the new footage of the Japan tsunami, posted on YouTube last week, and Charlie White deems it “the most horrifying yet.” More videos here and here. (More Japan earthquake stories.)

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