The moment apocalyptic tsunami waves drown a sleepy coast town: Wiped off the map:

Wiped off the map: The moment apocalyptic tsunami waves drown a sleepy coast town

 

This is the almost apocalyptic moment unstoppable tsunami waves wipe out an entire town after a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Japan today.

Hundreds of homes, workplaces and roads had lined the busy residential area on the coast of north eastern Japan.

Just hours earlier it would have been a typical Japanese town with hundreds of cars moving along the roads just before the evening rush hour.

Calm before the storm: The town on the coast of north eastern Japan looks like any other residential area but approaching in the distance is mist from the tsunami wave

 

Submerged: The immensely powerful wave moves closer and begins to cover some of the smaller buildings that are close to the sea front

 

Destruction: Buildings further inland shake as the wave moves swiftly across the land destroying almost anything in its path

But within seconds, the monstrous tsunami tidal wave gushes over rocks in the bay, bringing in its path a wall of water.

The wave reaches up to ten metres high, easily drowning homes that would have been full of people shortly before.

As the water sweeps past homes the entire region merges into the sea, causing a massive flood that few would have any chance of surviving.