Tsupermodel PETRA NEMCOVA tsurvived the tsunami in Thailand in 2004... and now she's speaking out about the tragedy in Japan.

She says, quote, "It's very hard to look... at those videos.  Seeing people trying to escape from their cars and knowing this can be prevented.  I think it's such a crime not to have disaster preparedness in curriculums."

She adds that one of the keys to survival is to just stay calm... quote, "That's very hard to do, but if you are not calm and focused you miss the opportunity to either help someone or help yourself to survive."

And she said, quote, "There's the famous saying 'six degrees of separation,' but if a natural disaster happens, there's no degree of separation.  We are all connected."

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