"Everyone Evacuated, Hurry and Get On" Grandmother on a Walk Rescued, Tsunami Arrives 9 Seconds Later 'Dizzying'

Evacuated after discovering a grandmother on a walk, moved together
Tsunami struck 9 seconds later... Captured a thrilling moment

On New Year's Day, a tense moment was revealed when a grandmother, unaware that she needed to evacuate during a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula in Japan, was put into a car just 9 seconds before a tsunami struck the village.

On New Year's Day, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Japan. A tense moment was revealed when a grandmother, unaware that she needed to evacuate, was put into a car while taking a walk, and just 9 seconds later, a tsunami hit the village. [Image source=YouTube ANNnewsCH capture]

On the 8th, Japan's ANN News TV released black box footage from a vehicle capturing the moments immediately after the earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula on the 1st. The video shows a woman using a cane slowly walking through an alley near the coastline. The vehicle passed by her, then quickly changed direction and returned to her side.

The male driver asked, "The earthquake happened, so why aren't you heading uphill?" The woman appeared confused, seemingly unaware of what was happening. The driver urgently said, "Get in the car," and the woman got in, asking again, "What exactly is going on?" The driver replied, "Everyone else has already gone uphill."

On New Year's Day, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Japan, and a tense moment was revealed when a grandmother, unaware that she needed to evacuate, was put into a car while a tsunami hit the village just 9 seconds later. [Image source=YouTube ANNnewsCH capture]

While the two exchanged this brief conversation, a tremendous roar was heard as a massive tsunami rushed in at high speed. It was only 9 seconds after the woman got into the car. The driver sped uphill. Both were safe, but the media reported that the village was devastated.

Meanwhile, as of 9 a.m. on the 9th, the death toll in Ishikawa Prefecture due to this strong earthquake stands at 180, with 565 injured. One person is missing, and 120 people are uncontactable.

In Ishikawa Prefecture, the number of evacuees has reached about 28,000. As many evacuees have been suffering in poor conditions such as power and water outages for a week while gathered in vinyl greenhouses and other shelters, the Japanese government is considering a "second evacuation" to move them outside the Noto Peninsula area.

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