The following is a fictional disaster narrative set in Miyako, Japan. The events, earthquake, tsunami, casualties, and destruction described below are fictional and should not be interpreted as a report of a real earthquake occurring in Miyako.
Chapter 1: An Ordinary Morning Turns Into a Nightmare
At first, nobody in the coastal city of Miyako understood what was happening. It was an ordinary morning. Families were preparing breakfast, workers were getting ready for their daily routines, and children were heading to school. The streets were beginning to fill with traffic, while the ocean remained calm beyond the coastline.
