The Tsunami Countdown by Boyd Morrison

Author:Boyd Morrison [Morrison, Boyd]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Thriller, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780748127283
Google: nEN_KkMm09gC
Amazon: 0751547158
Goodreads: 16146380
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 2009-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-FOUR

11:23 a.m.

24 Minutes to Second Wave

Rachel had watched in horror as Kai and Lani fled the wave and lost sight of them when they got to Kalakaua Avenue, the buildings obstructing her view. She immediately tried to call Kai’s cell phone to see if they were all right, but all she got was a fast busy signal, indicating all lines were jammed. She tried Max’s walkietalkie with no success. When she couldn’t see them anymore, she turned her attention back to the tsunami coming in. From her vantage point on the twenty-eighth floor, she was far above the maximum height of this tsunami, but as the wave grew, it looked like it would never stop.

“Will you look at the size of that thing?” said Max.

The boats that had been left stranded were picked up by the wave. The smaller boats capsized immediately or were borne by the wave as it rammed into the shoreline and buildings, smashing them into unrecognizable pieces. The people who had been running from the water were simply swallowed up.

The tsunami crashed into the white luxury yacht’s bow, driving it backward, but most of the wave’s force went around the yacht, and it floated on top of the water only a short distance from where it had been resting, its propellers churning at full speed to keep it from coming ashore.

The dredging barge that had been attempting to leave the inlet to the Ala Wai Canal was not so fortunate.

The barge was part of a project to dredge the accumulated sludge at the entrance of the canal. The captain had tried to get the barge and its equipment out to sea before the tsunami hit. However, the barge lacked quick maneuverability, and in the chaos during its escape, it had drifted too close to shore. The receding water left it stranded broadside to the wave, helpless. When the tsunami reached it, the wave picked up the three-hundredfoot-long vessel like a toy and threw it back toward the hotels lining the beach, on a direct collision course with the Grand Hawaiian.

“It’s coming right at us!” Rachel said. “Hold on, everyone!”

Many of the guests had crowded up to the window to see the wave come in, but most of them ran to the back of the room when they realized what was happening. Screams and yells filled the restaurant. Max and Rachel stayed at the window, transfixed by the ease with which the tsunami tossed the massive barge.

As the water rumbled toward them, the building shook as if a minor earthquake had jolted it. The glass vibrated in sympathy with the motion.

When the wave reached the original shoreline, the barge rotated so that its bow pointed straight inland. As the wave was about to smash into the Grand Hawaiian, the barge rotated just enough so that it cleared the building they were standing in, but now it headed for the second of the Grand Hawaiian’s twin towers.

The barge’s bow plunged into the Akamai tower with immense force. The

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