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Offline Sandwich

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3000 Dead in World's Largest Quake in 40 Years
on: December 26, 2004, 05:35:36 am
[q]The world's fifth-largest quake in a century hit southern Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning thousands and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives.[/q]

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Offline Singh

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Reply #1 on: December 26, 2004, 05:44:03 am
now this is unnerving.

*thanks god he has relatives that live on a rather high plateu.

*goes to call mom
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Reply #2 on: December 26, 2004, 05:44:31 am
Holy ****!

My dad's boss is on vacation around there. Hope he's alright :(
 

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Reply #3 on: December 26, 2004, 06:01:27 am
:no: And of course, there being christmas around here, hardly no news coverage either. I guess 3000+ people dead isn't just enough to break the news barrier :doubt:
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Reply #4 on: December 26, 2004, 06:01:49 am
Oh dear god! :(
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Reply #5 on: December 26, 2004, 06:03:25 am
well, my parents are ok. So far as I've heard, no relatives were down near the affected areas either.

Damn bad thing that happened tho. The entire coastline of Andhra pradesh was hit, and Madras had a wave come into a significant portion of the city. lots of deaths on both areas :(
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Reply #6 on: December 26, 2004, 06:11:45 am
Well us stupid evil americans will be sending some Aid to India and Sri Lanka ASAP. I do feel really sorry for those folks.
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Reply #7 on: December 26, 2004, 06:16:15 am
eh? Keep politics to one side Redmenace, this isn't the thread for it.
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Reply #8 on: December 26, 2004, 06:42:27 am
Man that sucks. During the holiday season to boot. What horrible timing indeed.
 

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Reply #9 on: December 26, 2004, 06:50:14 am
Damn.  Just damn.  My condolences.  Any idea on damage, beyond what the press is saying, or do they seem to have it right?

And Redemance, shut up.  This really isn't the place for political bull****ting from *anybody* at the moment.
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Reply #10 on: December 26, 2004, 06:55:53 am
Truly awful.......

Glad to hear your parents are ok, Singh.
 

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Reply #11 on: December 26, 2004, 06:57:41 am
Guys... wasn't Steak going to Malaysia on holiday? :(
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Reply #12 on: December 26, 2004, 06:59:13 am
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Originally posted by Moonsword
Damn.  Just damn.  My condolences.  Any idea on damage, beyond what the press is saying, or do they seem to have it right?

And Redemance, shut up.  This really isn't the place for political bull****ting from *anybody* at the moment.


well, having being to Madras and seeing the facilities there, i'd say enormous just there alone.  Even if a tidal wave goes a few hundred meters in-land, it'll cause a significant amount of damage to the people who live and depend on the industries right next to the shore, most especially the fishermen who were probably out to sea at that time.

However, its just estimates for now. I'm looking through www.timesofinida.com right now to get an accurate figure (who better to trust than the local media, right?)
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Reply #13 on: December 26, 2004, 07:00:47 am
this is what concerns me the most:

" Thousands fled their homes along the coast after cars were hurled up, boats were washed inland and water seeped into major buildings, including the police headquarters and the nuclear power plant at nearby Kalpakkam."
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Reply #14 on: December 26, 2004, 08:53:30 am
Oh, ****...
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Reply #15 on: December 26, 2004, 09:01:29 am
There's a fair amount of variation in the death toll... Anywhere from 2000, to 6000...

Its a sad event however :(
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Offline RangerKarl

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Reply #16 on: December 26, 2004, 09:46:00 am
Reporting from Malaysia here. Inland KL wasn't affected, but the island state of Penang took a tsunami hit. 6 taken. Setekh shouldn't be facing anything more drastic than a mugging.
 

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Reply #17 on: December 26, 2004, 09:47:58 am
Some good news at least.
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Reply #18 on: December 26, 2004, 01:01:55 pm
While very bad, it is also very good, a quake that size could have easily made a wave 3X that.
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Reply #19 on: December 26, 2004, 03:22:01 pm
Ah ****. Death toll just went up to 11,500.

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