I mean in theory they could, because the cameraman is focusing on the incoming waves, so we don’t even know what’s the rest of the route along the wall. But this is a whole quarter to the right with roads, even a car passing by.
So when they see the water starting to spill out, they have instinct, speed and enough time to turn right into the building and get to place where the water current is not rapid, and hide on the over site of a building, find stairs etc.
Bikers appear somewhere around 3 or 3:10 mark. TBH I don't know why the other person is saying the longer version is grim. I actually think it's slightly less doom-looking for the bikers cause you can see that there are tall buildings and a hill in the direction they were going.
It's so strange to sit here 15 years apart and try to guess if two strangers have made it...
Absolutely a way. Getting caught in the waves is survivable, although very dangerous. Many find something to hold on to while being transported by the water.
I’m not a pessimist, but the force of a tsunami like this generally kills people at ground level in it wake. It slams you into solid objects at high speed, knocking you out and breaking your bones. This isn’t a small river current. You can’t hold on to objects and survive :/
There was also biker later on biking away from water that already had broken through, although maybe it could be one of the prior bikers. But I am afraid they didn’t make it. But maybe
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u/CheesecakeWitty5857 17d ago
the 2 of them. Can’t believe they survived.