Can't Help

Before and after sets of tsunami damage pictures.

The beginning pictures showing the receding coastline are most impactful. It's a frighteningly cartoonish windup - like a character twisting himself up tight before raining blows down on another.

They reminded me of this article from CNN.com about a village that was saved because generations had taught one another that if the sea recedes - the same quantity will come back in force. I can only imagine those people who went down to marvel at the receding sea. The pictures make you want to yell out to the inhabitants to flee.