Terrible Earthquake, Thousands killed,,,,,,,,,

Line · Dec 27th, 2004, 12:39

Thank you 2cents!
Thanks for mentioning Kochi as well, gives me a little peace of mind with regards to Cherai...

chicken · Dec 27th, 2004, 12:45

13500 and rising. its hard to think of all those i met.

sshekhar · Dec 27th, 2004, 13:18

CNN just mentioned that the islands of "Car Nicobar" in the Andamans alone have 2000 dead and counting. My fear is it will be a major disaster zone as it is right above Sumatra and in the middle of Bay of Bengal.

ddutta · Dec 27th, 2004, 14:16

The quake created the Indian Ocean's first wave of its kind in more than a century, and it moved the entire island of Sumatra 100 feet.

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off Indonesia on Sunday morning moved the entire island of Sumatra about 100 feet to the southwest, pushing up a gigantic mass of water that collapsed into a tsunami and devastated shorelines around the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.

DETAILS IN :-http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-tsunami27dec27,0,3904884.story ?coll=la-home-headlines

Sri Lanka's worst tsunami in memory killed 70 foreign tourists, including at least nine Japanese, the state tourist board said on Monday.

DETAILS IN :-http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL162071.htm

vistet · Dec 27th, 2004, 17:28

Sad and shocking.

A Swedish FO spokeswoman mentioned this morning that a (Hercules, I assume) plane is on its way to Sri Lanka with blankets, comm equiment and personnel and medical equipment.

Some of the early news stories here were less than thoughtful : thousands of lives lost, countless vacations destroyed in a not too unjust condensation.

butterball · Dec 27th, 2004, 18:33

... even now here in Kerala people are really not quite sure about the magnitude..

Most of Kerala lies on the East coast, yet around 80 - 100 were killed around Kollam & Allepy districts. From the few pictures in the newspapers it seems many of the dead are children & women caught COPLETELY unaware..

Here in Varkala we experienced a series of very large waves which fortunately did no more than sweep out a few beach towels and scare tourists and locals alike...

I DREAD to think what happened in TN and Sri Lanka. Information is scarce, though in truth, life is carrying on pretty much as normal.

Everything is up in the air information wise.. Is there much talk of further shocks, potential disease in the worst hit areas ?

Terrible day.. yet uncannily, we are haring precious little ..

Sonomama · Dec 27th, 2004, 21:32

I've just got a mail from a friend of mine who is an amateur radio operator that he, after trying for several hours, made contact with his Indian ham buddies who happened to be staying in one of the Andaman islands. They were safe and sound, but they had little information as to how badly the island and other Andaman & Nicobar islands were damaged.

Richter scale 9.0 is unbelievably strong even for a Japanes like me who is used to earthquakes, and Andaman & Nicobar is so close to the epicenter...

Dayglowhamster · Dec 27th, 2004, 22:53

11,000 and rising in SL alone. It hardly seems worth typing a figure anymore - I fear it will be doubled.

Beyond the devastating loss of life, there's the loss of industries from fishing boats to hotels. It's impossible to contemplate the level of suffering, now and in the years to come.

Rob_The_Pom · Dec 27th, 2004, 22:56

The most worrying thing is the fact that virtually no contact has been made with the Aceh region of Indonesia, over a million people live near the coast.

begreen9 · Dec 28th, 2004, 00:40

CNN is reporting that the figure has doubled overnight to 22,700. No real numbers from Burma yet either. LA Times reported that the island of Sumatra moved over 100 feet

. There is now serious concerns of epidemics springing up. The earth is still ringing like a bell from the earthquake. Let's hope the vibrations echo through the soul of humankind and help all realize that helping our fellow people is much more important than the quest for power and oil in Iraq.

villavic · Dec 28th, 2004, 02:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by begreen9

Let's hope the vibrations echo through the soul of humankind and help all realize that helping our fellow people are much more important than the quest for power and oil in Iraq.

Wise words, begreen9

My sympathies to asian people. I'm still in shock.

sshekhar · Dec 28th, 2004, 04:28

The US Geological Survey knew about the quake and were frantically trying to find the government entities in these countries to warn them about the impending tsunamies. They just couldn't find anyone they could warn

. These damn South Asian governments should be sued for callous irresponsibility. They ought to be ashamed of themselves for letting so many people die due to their mismanagement.

Dayglowhamster · Dec 28th, 2004, 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by sshekhar

The US Geological Survey knew about the quake and were frantically trying to find the government entities in these countries to warn them about the impending tsunamies. They just couldn't find anyone they could warn

. These damn South Asian governments should be sued for callous irresponsibility. They ought to be ashamed of themselves for letting so many people die due to their mismanagement.

They would have known it would hit the East of Sri Lanka - a Tamil stronghold, I hope to God the information wasn't sat on by the Sinhalese Government - I know what the SL'ans I trust think of the current SL leaders and none of it has been good!!

crvlvr · Dec 28th, 2004, 05:04

Get e glimpse of the devastation at the New York Times Website

sshekhar · Dec 28th, 2004, 05:23

Thanks for the New York times slideshow. The more I see this the more it pisses me off. There should be some kind of accountability on part of these governments. It seems like human life has no value to them. They are busy chasing money and helping out the powerful corporations (atleast that's what the Indian government is doing). No sense of responsibility for the poor people and their children. They learn all the values from the west but what's most important (accountability and good management) they conveniently forget.

Dec 27th, 2004, 12:45	#32
chicken Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NZ Posts: 2	13500 and rising. its hard to think of all those i met. __________________ Please Speed Slowly

Dec 27th, 2004, 14:16	#34
ddutta Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: kolkata Posts: 803	A Rare Tsunami, and a Change in Geography The quake created the Indian Ocean's first wave of its kind in more than a century, and it moved the entire island of Sumatra 100 feet. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off Indonesia on Sunday morning moved the entire island of Sumatra about 100 feet to the southwest, pushing up a gigantic mass of water that collapsed into a tsunami and devastated shorelines around the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. DETAILS IN :-http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-sci-tsunami27dec27,0,3904884.story ?coll=la-home-headlines Sri Lanka's worst tsunami in memory killed 70 foreign tourists, including at least nine Japanese, the state tourist board said on Monday. DETAILS IN :-http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL162071.htm

Dec 27th, 2004, 22:53	#38
Dayglowhamster Twit Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: uk Posts: 142	11,000 and rising in SL alone. It hardly seems worth typing a figure anymore - I fear it will be doubled. Beyond the devastating loss of life, there's the loss of industries from fishing boats to hotels. It's impossible to contemplate the level of suffering, now and in the years to come. __________________ Mine's not as clever as yours!

Dec 27th, 2004, 22:56	#39
Rob_The_Pom offcourse essentric Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 1,307	The most worrying thing is the fact that virtually no contact has been made with the Aceh region of Indonesia, over a million people live near the coast. __________________ There is no God but Dawkins and Hitchens is his prophet.

Dec 28th, 2004, 00:40	#40
begreen9 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vashon, WA Posts: 22	CNN is reporting that the figure has doubled overnight to 22,700. No real numbers from Burma yet either. LA Times reported that the island of Sumatra moved over 100 feet . There is now serious concerns of epidemics springing up. The earth is still ringing like a bell from the earthquake. Let's hope the vibrations echo through the soul of humankind and help all realize that helping our fellow people is much more important than the quest for power and oil in Iraq. Last edited by begreen9 : Dec 28th, 2004 at 07:56.

Dec 27th, 2004, 12:39	#31
Line Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: "Knatten", Norwegian Woods Posts: 18	Thank you 2cents! Thanks for mentioning Kochi as well, gives me a little peace of mind with regards to Cherai...

Dec 27th, 2004, 13:18	#33
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	CNN just mentioned that the islands of "Car Nicobar" in the Andamans alone have 2000 dead and counting. My fear is it will be a major disaster zone as it is right above Sumatra and in the middle of Bay of Bengal.

Dec 27th, 2004, 17:28	#35
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,778	Sad and shocking. A Swedish FO spokeswoman mentioned this morning that a (Hercules, I assume) plane is on its way to Sri Lanka with blankets, comm equiment and personnel and medical equipment. Some of the early news stories here were less than thoughtful : thousands of lives lost, countless vacations destroyed in a not too unjust condensation.

Dec 27th, 2004, 18:33	#36
butterball Mine's a Haywoods... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London.. sometimes.. Posts: 686	... even now here in Kerala people are really not quite sure about the magnitude.. Most of Kerala lies on the East coast, yet around 80 - 100 were killed around Kollam & Allepy districts. From the few pictures in the newspapers it seems many of the dead are children & women caught COPLETELY unaware.. Here in Varkala we experienced a series of very large waves which fortunately did no more than sweep out a few beach towels and scare tourists and locals alike... I DREAD to think what happened in TN and Sri Lanka. Information is scarce, though in truth, life is carrying on pretty much as normal. Everything is up in the air information wise.. Is there much talk of further shocks, potential disease in the worst hit areas ? Terrible day.. yet uncannily, we are haring precious little ..

Dec 27th, 2004, 21:32	#37
Sonomama Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: India Posts: 56	I've just got a mail from a friend of mine who is an amateur radio operator that he, after trying for several hours, made contact with his Indian ham buddies who happened to be staying in one of the Andaman islands. They were safe and sound, but they had little information as to how badly the island and other Andaman & Nicobar islands were damaged. Richter scale 9.0 is unbelievably strong even for a Japanes like me who is used to earthquakes, and Andaman & Nicobar is so close to the epicenter...

Dec 28th, 2004, 04:28	#42
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	US Geological The US Geological Survey knew about the quake and were frantically trying to find the government entities in these countries to warn them about the impending tsunamies. They just couldn't find anyone they could warn . These damn South Asian governments should be sued for callous irresponsibility. They ought to be ashamed of themselves for letting so many people die due to their mismanagement.

Dec 28th, 2004, 05:04	#44
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,518	Get e glimpse of the devastation at the New York Times Website

Dec 28th, 2004, 05:23	#45
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	Thanks for the New York times slideshow. The more I see this the more it pisses me off. There should be some kind of accountability on part of these governments. It seems like human life has no value to them. They are busy chasing money and helping out the powerful corporations (atleast that's what the Indian government is doing). No sense of responsibility for the poor people and their children. They learn all the values from the west but what's most important (accountability and good management) they conveniently forget.

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