Literature

It was a cool moment of the day with city residents going about their normal activities while others enjoyed the serenity of the beach weather. The carefree atmosphere in the area indicated a people that had become accustomed to their normal lives; adults undertaking their responsibilities while children ran around playfully. Suddenly, the ground beneath started shaking, sending everyone on the beach scampering for cover with the memories of previous earthquakes still fresh.  Afterwards, a strong earthquake rocked the whole city and the lands beyond and everything seemed chaotic with children and adults alike screaming for help but with no one to come for rescue. It happened so suddenly that not even the metrological department raised the alarm. The sea had receded leaving no sign of impending disasters. As beach tides started pulling out into the salty sea, people realized what was going on. A tsunami was about to sweep through the city. Tsunami waves are known to gigantic and capable of retaining the destructive force over long distance (Levin & Nosov, 3). This one looked exceptional.

The tide kept growing bigger and before long a huge blackish sea wave rose to unimaginable height, and to everyone watching it, there was nothing or no one powerful enough to stop it.  The ships in the sea could be seen being tossed and capsizing not to be seen in the wild waves. At first the wave seemed so far but it was approaching the city rapidly and from watching from the bridge, it seemed just a small wave. As it approached the bridge, it was evident that no one could stand it.  It was sweeping anything along its path with undeterred speed and everyone on that bridge had to run for safety. The gigantic wave came crushing the bridge and was high enough to submerge the bridge with its strong pillars. The sound of the water hitting the bridge was quite frightening with the explosion of water which seemed to burst from some of the sandbanks.

The wave devastated a large part of the city leaving behind wreckages of destroyed cars. The force on impacts shattered many houses at a go and killed many who had no clue of the occurrence. The bridge had all along been seen as an unshakeable structure but now lay in ruins as a reminder of this monstrous tsunami.

Works cited

Levin, B. W., & Nosov, M. A. (2016). Physics of tsunamis.3