Tsunami in Kesennuma city, ascending the Okawa river

The 311 tsunami in Kesennuma city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Notes: In this video, you can see how the tsunami first ascends the Okawa river in Kesennuma city, and then spills over the embankment, flooding the town. Debris and buildings nearer to the harbor are carried further inlands. The mouth of the river is nearly two kilometres away from the location from which the video was shot. 00:10 - The tsunami’s wave trough, which was arriving first, has drained the river 01:45 - The tsunami’s first wave is appearing and steadily ascending the river, probably a couple of metres high 05:00 - While the wand of water rushes by, smoke appears over the harbor - the tsunami’s moving inland by now 05:45 - The water is rising steadily and the people recognize the danger. A police or civil defense man urges all people to evacuate to the school building behind because the tsunami has overcome the harbor’s seawalls. He keeps warning the community using a loudspeaker 07:00