Powerful Quake/Tsunami Hits Japan

As you're probably all aware by now, Japan has been hit by a powerful earthquake/tsunami combination, the likes of which has caused massive amounts of destruction. My thoughts are with the victims of this natural disaster.

And here are some pictures from The Big Picture showing some of the devastation:















While the number of dead is in the hundreds, which is horrible enough, I do have to agree with a comment made on Twitter by Dave Ewing:

The headlines you won't see: "Millions saved in Japan by good engineering and government building codes." But it's the truth.

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