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Aerial view of Sendai Port shortly after earthquake
" This is the video chopper. "
" Chopper taking off from Kasuminome (Air Field) at 15:00. "
" Currently flying from south of Sendai Port toward northern Miyagi Prefecture. "
" Control Tower, Control Tower. This is Video Chopper. "
" Confirm reception of transmissions to date, over. "
" Currently, center screen. "
" We're zooming into Sendai Thermal Power Station adjacent to Sendai Port. "
" We can't tell whether there's smoke or haze but we see white clouds... "
" Visibility is low. "
" In the center of the screen, there are smokestacks. "
" We can't confirm whether it's smoke or haze. "
" We can't determine whether it's smoke or haze. "
" We're currently shooting a view of the Sendai thermal power station complex. "
" Chopper's now flying over Sendai New Port. "
" This is the Tohoku unit video chopper. "
" Chopper's currently flying along the south side of Sendai Port. "
" Proceeding north to survey the cities of Sendai and Natori. "
" Current altitude is 800 feet. "
" Currently flying along the south side of Sendai Port. "
" This is the video chopper. "
" Video chopper is proceeding to north side of Sendai City and Natori City for reconnaissance. "
" Currently flying over Nanakita River Heading westward. "
" Currently flying along east side of Route 4 bypass. "
Takasago Junior High School
" That's the roof of a school. "
" We've got visual confirmation of students evacuating "
" There are no signs of damage to the school building. "
" We've got visuals on a tsunami approaching. Current status of Natori River. "
" The tsunami is surging upstream. "
" Currently, the tsunami...there's a car... "
" The tsunami is surging towards rice fields "
" The tsunami is engulfing greenhouses as it surges forward. "
" This is dangerous. "
" We're currently shooting a view of the situation near the mouth of Natori River. "
" The tsunami is inflicting great damage. "
" Can you see in the center of the screen? A fire has erupted. "
Aerial view near the mouth of Natori River
" Video chopper here. "
" We're currently flying near... "
" the mouth of Natori River. "
" The tsunami... "
" The tsunami is inflicting extreme damage. "
" On the opposite side of the helicopter, it's hard to film but there's an elementary school. "
" We've spotted evacuees on the roof. "
Sendai city's Arahama Elementary School
" A large group of people have been spotted gathered on the roof of an elementary school. "
" Video chopper here. "
" We're currently flying over Fukanuma. "
" Damage from the tsunami is colossal. "
" Many homes have been swept away by the tsunami. "
" According to the GPS, we should be flying further inland from the shoreline. "
" But the plains are now completely covered in water. "
" We're going to face toward the ocean. "
" A massive tsunami can be seen approaching. "
" Soon the camera...Here it is. "
" A massive tsunami is approaching. Wave after wave. "
" Is it visible? "
" A huge tsunami is surging, wave after wave. "
" White crested waves are approaching. "
" They're surging toward the beach. "
" Can you see them? "
" One, two, three, four waves. Still more waves are approaching. "
" We're currently flying over Fukanuma. "
" There's no more telling the difference between land and sea. Everything is swamped. "
" We're currently filming over Fukanuma. "
" The chopper's currently flying over Fukanuma. "
" Countless homes have been damaged by the tsunami. "
" We're currently filming the state of damages. "
" Countless homes appear to have been damaged by the tsunami. "