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March 11, 2011 - train passengers walk across elevated tracks after an earthquake in Japan (infosec.pub)
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Passengers on the Yurikamome transit line in Tokyo walk along the track towards Shiodome station
Photograph: Koji Sasahara/AP

Was cleaning up in my picture archive and came across this one. Had to do a reverse image search, as I had completely forgotten what the subject was about. Then I found some relevant articles, here's one:

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011, and this picture was so orderly and serene compared to the other ones from the disaster. Which is probably why I decided to save it.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I was in Japan when it happened. I watched live news of people and cars getting swallowed by a wall of water. Gutwrenching is the only way to describe it.