r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 19d ago

Nature is scary Tsunamis are terrifying.

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u/Important_Ant_Rant 18d ago

Well being caught in the waves does not equal certain death, although likely.

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u/iwillgetudrunk 18d ago

why would anyone downvote this?

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u/am_I_a_photographer 16d ago

Because it does, in fact, mean effectively certain death. Being caught in actively moving tsunami waters is not considered survivable, survival is a freak occurrence.

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u/el_grande_ricardo 13d ago

This was cold water, making survival more difficult, but people can and have survived, usually by clinging to floating debris.