Dramatic Footage Taken From A Helicopter Above Enormous Whirlpool Created After Japan Quake (VIDEO)

[Turborama]

11 March 2011 Last updated at 09:49 GMT

A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami and a huge whirlpool.

Dramatic footage of the whirlpool was taken by a helicopter, as the BBC's Humphrey Hawksley explains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709856

[Ezlivin]

1. Unbelievable

The footage is incredible. Watching that tsunami come ashore and wiping out everything in its path was chilling.

So much power....

[loudsue]

2. I couldn't get it to play either on Apple or PC . It just keeps buffering

If YouTube gets it there shouldn't be a problem. The BBC link won't play.

[charlie]

3. YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjZWpcOJaw

[niyad]

5. thank you, the bbc link simply wasn't working

[loudsue]

6. Thanks! n/t

:hi:

[Turborama]

4. Seems like it's being overloaded. Here's a 2 minute YouTube version with Japanese commentary

I just posted it in the videos forum: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x561806

[Turborama]

9. The BBC video in the OP is working again now

The surge in demand seems to have died down...

[JokerAllstar]

7. I pray for the people in Japan that they can get through this

[Gin]

8. watching that boat get sucked toward the middle is frightening..

awful....