Lorian Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 I just heard about it on the radio, it's really bad, if you havn't heard look here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4125481.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 8.9, that's huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiuel Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 It happened sometimes around 23h00 25th december (UTC) since I heard of it about 30 minutes after then. Indeed it's huge. Tsunami went on the shores of Sri Lanki, India, Bengladesh, Indonesia (Sumatra) and Thailand, and maybe elsewhere. This provoked the worst damage, since the earthquake itself was submarine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorian Posted December 26, 2004 Author Share Posted December 26, 2004 It's the biggest earthquake in 40 years apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 That's a huge quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion_13 Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 The Tsunami even reached Some parts of Austalia, thankfully they were lower than a metre and the only damage they did was pull a couple of fishing boats off their moorings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_08 Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Yeah, I was watching it on the news. It's too bad how so many thousand have been killed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 23000 people are dead and another 30000 people are missing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiuel Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 It was a question I was to ask, if it reached Western Australia or the Northern Territories, since they are both close to the Indian ocean. And those statistics quoted by Argilius are those I have heard from my father today. Huge disaster... That will hurt more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Now 32000 dead bodies have been found, of which 3 are Dutch...ArgiliusIt's Argalius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngelBGE Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Yeah man, that was one of the most horrible events in the times of manhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoggyFrog Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 CBC reported 44 000 dead this morning, and that number is still going to rise.I'm not sure exactly how this compares to other events, relatively it's not that huge a number, though that isn't accounting for how many more people may die from being cut off from supplies, how many more bodies will be found, the damage to infrastructure, and the aftermath of the event in the region. Perhaps a bit blunt in my saying it, for as Stalin said, a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. The concept of a tsunami, however, really emphasizes the devastation of this event.It shows that we can still be humbled before what destruction the earth can create. You may not be using the right adjective, Tim, because I don't think this is one of the most horrible events in manhood, because what will happen is that people will come together to repair the loss. It is destructive, yes, but if the morals of men hold true, there is light in this. What is terrible is when men destroy one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiuel Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 It is not the most killing Earthquake in history. There have been more catastrophic ones in history.I agree with SoggyFrog here. Men can kill a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Well it's 160.000 now My sister-in-law and her boyfriend were in Thailand when it happened, luckily they went north three days before it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion_13 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 so far 14 dead australians.I think it may have done a bit more damage to australia than I previously thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Well it's 160.000 now My sister-in-law and her boyfriend were in Thailand when it happened, luckily they went north three days before it happened.←My uncle was in a plane to Thailand when it happened, he would have gone to the 'wrong' side of Thailand though, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_08 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Wow, did he get close enough to get a picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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