PIcture Discussion

This picture depicts a sence of a natural disaster. a tsunami. This is most likely taken place in an asian country as there is a temple like structure in the background. The people are obviously running away from the crashing waves that seem to be catching up to the peeple and engulfing those who are unable to run fast enough. I can see lots of vans and lorries on the road and also a man standing on top of a purple lorry. I think he is trying to take a photo of the disaster as he seems to be holding a camera in his hands.

The people who are running from the waves a very frightened as many are turning their heads around to see how close the waves are to them, afraid that it might sallow them. The person on top of the lorry appears to be very barve as he is willing to face the waves that are catching up to him. He is daring enough to go closer to the tsunami to get a better view and take a picture of it. He probably thinks he is safe just by standing on the lorry and that the waves will miss him however, I think he is facing danger from where he stands. I think the person who took this photo must be smarter and thinks more about his safety then the man on top of the lorry. He is quite a distance from this scene as I am unable to see the people's faces clearly. In the foreground, it seems the vans and lorries are abandoned and left on the road. The drivers of those vehicles must have seen the oncoming rush of water and have ran away in fear of getting killed by the water. I also notice that some of the people running are carrying umbrellas, it shoulb be because it was a hot they when this disaster struck.

I think alot of the people in this scene will get killed or seriously injured being unable to outrun the oncoming water. The aftermath of this disaster would be nasty as well as the amount of water rushing in seems strong enough to destroy everything in its path.

This scene must have been taken during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami when it killed many lifes. The people in this scene are just a small part of this tragedy. However, I do hope the people here do not get killed by the tsunami. Maybe this terrifying incident would not have been so suprising if the people were to prepare for a disaster like this to strike. I hope this catastophe will teach everyone to be prepared for a tsunami.

By tiffany (09) (: