Blog 2: Life as we knew it
For my blog, I have selected a video from BBC News, showing the destruction of a tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. The reason why I have chosen this video is because it relates to the theme natural disasters. This video shows the fishing port of Miyako in Iwate being destroyed by the wave. This tsunami had impacted Sendai, Iwate, Myagi, and many more cities/states in Japan. Thousands of people have been caught and died from the tsunami. Also, large areas of land near the coast have been flooded with water, leaving it being under seawater. This news article relates to my book, Life As We knew It, because in the book a tsunami had occurred and impacted many places. In the book, a news reporter announces damages and areas where the cities have been affected. Firstly, the news reporter says, “We are receiving reports of widespread tsunamis,” (page 22). This shows an occurrence of a tsunami has happened, while in 2011, Japan has been impacted by one also. Secondly, the news reporter gave more information saying, “There are confirmed reports of tidal waves twenty feet or higher in New York City,” (page 23). In Japan, they received tides which were about thirty feet high, while in the book; New York City has been hit by twenty feet tall tides. This shows almost a similar tsunami by a difference of approximately ten feet. Lastly, the news reporter says, “There is confirmation of massive damage to Miami. Many deaths,” (page 24). The significance of this quote is that there was a lot of destruction of buildings, homes, roads, and etc. Also, many people in Miami had died, which is much similar to what happened in Japan. In conclusion, the video from, BBC News, showing a tsunami hitting Japan in 2011, relates to my book because of numerous tsunamis that occurred to different countries and cities.
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