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Amazing escape from tsunami
Amateur video shows people narrowly surviving rising waters as town is swept away.
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2011 13:38 GMT

New pictures of the moment the tsunami struck in Japan on Friday are still emerging. They show the terrifying scenes, as whole towns were swept away.

But some also show amazing escapes as Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.
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