Tsunami in Japan destroys mass of cars ready for shipping

Clearly, the levelling of a couple hundred cars pales in comparison to the actual loss of lives caused by Japan's most recent natural disaster, but, in automotive terms at least, this is the kind of image that can make a big impression on our often one-track minds.

The image seen above was taken above Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture, and we don't have any information as to which manufacturer's cars were located here.

Here you can see a video of the shipping area after tsunami