sorry it happened..best be safe and survive. I know thousands of people along the west coast have died from tsunami's, in some cases, like in Alaska entire civilizations have been wiped out. I remember when I was in Hawaii we went to sandy beach and the waves were about 6-7 foot. For a Hawaiian that might not seem like much, but those are the biggest waves I ever stood in and its unbelievable how much power is in a wave like that, especially when the wave is receding off the beach it wants to pull you into the ocean! I'm not at all surprised that so many people drown or at least lose their bathing suits on that beach. I hope everyone in Japan is ok too.