Sea Wall- 0. Japan Tsunami Seawall Fail. From start to finish Video

In this video, the issue of bays and inlets concentrating water during a tsunami and causing the water level to rise is illustrated very clearly- as a village behind a sea wall is wiped out. For most events the giant sea wall would have probably protected them, but the sheer volume of water generated from the March 11 Japan 9+ quake was just too much for even this well protected village. 

The video picks up after the quake, and after the water in the inlet had already appeared to be drawn out, as so often happens right before the waves hit. This leaves some boats beached at the docks, if you look carefully. And then...Here comes the water...


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