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There are stories emerging now of the first days of crisis. this story brought our newsroom to a standstill. it was taped by a local television crew in sendai as they were attempting to escape in a taxi. carl parker reports. these are the decisions that keep you alive. stay in the car or run for it. they run, telling the driver to do the same. keep running or find shelter. they find a building. the water pooling at their feet now. >> look at the height of the

Seconds before the tsunami hit. he escaped. carl dean of britain's channel 4 has their story. >> reporter: these are the decisions that keep you alive. stay in the car or run for it. they run, telling the driver to do the same. they find a building. the water pooling at their feet now. as they climb the stairs, the tsunami bursts through the corridor. they reach the window as two huge red containers sweep across the path. leaving the taxi was a good decision. it's now floating. but not everyone made shelter. there's a woman on the wall. a man in a tree. and standing on a car roof, a father clu...

Ravaging a coastal road. the rushing water submerging everything in its path. we are also learning more about last week's heroics. here's one incredible can of survival. >> these are the decisions that keep you alive -- stay in the car or run for it. they run, telling the driver to do the same. keep running or find shelter. they find a building, the water pooling at their feet now. look at the height of that white wall. very soon the water will reach the top of it. the canopy over the gate will

They were in a taxi seconds before the catastrophe happened. britain's channel 4 broadcast this tape earlier today. the voice you'll hear is a reporter and it is an incredible moment and incredible it was captured on film. please watch. >> reporter: these are the decisions that keep you alive -- stay in the car or run for it. they run, telling the driver to do the same. keep running or find shelter. they find a building, the water pooling at their feet now. look at the height of that white wall. very soon, the water will reach the top of it.

Who want to get out. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. well, one week since japan's worst ever disaster, new stunning footage has emerged from a local japanese news crew. they were in a taxi seconds before catastrophe struck. carl dennin of england's channel 4 tells us their story. >> reporter: these are the decisions that keep you alive -- stay in the car or run for it? they run, telling the driver to do the same. keep running or find shelter? they find a building. the water pooling at their feet now.