Shocking Video Of Japanese Tsunami

From an email, here is a video taken of the tsunami that hit Japan earlier this year.  Be advised that besides the fearsome destructive power of the water, towards the end of the video, you can see people literally running for their very lives, trying to help others and getting swept into the roaring water full of debris:



via Yahoo News

Picture Of The Week

No, not a picture of any of the people fighting to restore justice and rights back to Wisconsin, but a moving reminder of what our friends in Japan are contending with these days:

Thoughts For The People Of Japan

Japan was just rocked by a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunamis:

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Friday, triggering tsunami warnings and sending people fleeing out of buildings in the capital.

The quake rattled buildings and toppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath. In Tokyo, crowds huddled together and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.

Its epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said.

It triggered a tsunami warning for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.

"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.

Here is a picture of the tsunami hitting the Pacific coast:

Thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and the survivors alike.