Tsunami hits southern coast of Asia

[wacko_jacko]

Man, mother nature can be brutal. I'm just relieved that i didn't hit the philippones since all my relatives live there.

 

My condolences goes to those families caught up in the tragedy.

[esoteric]

i am glad i have no asian relatives, or else i would be 10 times as devastated

[Chaotica]

Indonesia and Thailand are such common destinations for Australians...my friends were just holidaying in Phucket not that long ago.

 

My sympathy and well wishes go out to all those involved in this tragedy. It really does seem like one of biblical proportions.

[Sturmvogel]

Actually it does if you think about it you fool.

 

Because of the fact that a tidal wave moves faster then a tsunami should be pretty decent enough as an answer. At less power, but still devestating.

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I was talking about the speed you jerk! How can something move 600 mph without it being like sound or light or whatever?

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If you read the article Cominus, it explains how it moves fast. It's 600 mph, about the speed of jet planes. Not the speed of light. The reason its so fast is that it is created by an immense amount of energy. An earthquake of 9 magnitude unleashes an A LOT of power....and the tsunami comes roaring in.

[Agozer]

I've been watching coverage aabout this on BBC World since yesterday. more than 20,000 dead as of latest info.

 

And the biggest catastophy in what? 40 years?

[Mr.X]

There 're no words to express what the poor families lost in a few hours (home, relatives) & how the less lucky died.

 

RiP to all the unknown victims of that tragic event...

[Bluestinger X]

my gf is from thailand. So shes pretty shook up about this stuff. She actully talked to some people who got some of the wave. Shes pretty depressed about it. Just hope all the familys and everyone who survived will be ok. Also hope that those who didnt make it rest in peace.

[Gryph]

I've been watching coverage aabout this on BBC World since yesterday. more than 20,000 dead as of latest info.

 

And the biggest catastophy in what? 40 years?

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It's definitely the most powerful earthquake in 40 years. Here is a preliminary report: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/

 

You can read here how the tsunami happened: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4125949.stm

 

Edit: Holy crap, I didn't know that it went as far as Somalia!

SOMALIA

 

The northern Somali coastline, more than 6,000 km (3,728 miles) from the epicentre, was reported affected. Hundreds of fishermen are feared to have drowned.

 

Waves also struck Kenya, after hitting Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles on the way.

Edited December 27, 2004 by GryphonKlaw

[Agozer]

Yeah, it went pretty damn far. Stuff like this is supposed to happen in movies and such....

[BoomBa_GoosE]

its amazing what nature can do...ironic really...we get all this great stuff from nature but on the flip side, nature can be pretty deadly...

[Wizard]

I found an animated gif of the shock wave.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2004_In...unami_100px.gif

[Agozer]

Satellite imaging I presume.... Damn that's huge.

[BoomBa_GoosE]

all together so far, 22,000 people dead....geez this is such a tragedy. i was readin up on yahoo and i found this in the papers..sorta touched me a lil..

 

"Where are my children?" said 41-year-old Absah, as she searched for her 11 youngsters in Banda Aceh, the Indonesian city closest to Sunday's epicenter. "Where are they? Why did this happen to me? I've lost everything."

[Madi]

wow this is bad , it hit alot of freakin places , i wonder how many people are still missing , hope this doesnt happen near the US

 

RIP dead people

[Bluestinger X]

my gf was telling me how this woman left to go get some food for her family. When she came home her whole village was gone....... i cant imagine how that would feel. losing all ur family that fast.