Their first intimation of the incoming wave was its roaring sound just offshore.

当地人收到的第一声海啸即将到来的警报，便是咆哮在海岸边的巨响。

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The headquarters, which sounded the tsunami alert signal on March 11, was later totally submerged under the incoming wave.

这个指挥部在3月11日发出海啸警报后，被随之而来的海浪完全淹没。

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He also brilliantly leaps backwards and forwards in time, weaving a tapestry of sorrow that builds on the story like an incoming wave.

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In McKinleyville, California, a wave swept three men into the Pacific Ocean as they were reportedly trying to take photos of the incoming tsunami waves, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

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