Asia Quake's Tsunamis Kill Over 11,000

[Lulu]

"All the planet is vibrating" from the quake, said Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute. Speaking on SKY TG24 TV, Boschi said the quake even disturbed the Earth's rotation.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_44

[dog420]

Dam thats sad....

[az666]

yeah i just watched that on t.v thats fucking insane!!!!
Its well sad to see al those people in the water and their homes wrecked!!!

[RESiNATE]

Yup, it kinda puts my problems into perspective :(

I must confess that I haven't watched too much TV, and haven't seen the news...but I did read about it on the net...very sad :(

[XTC]

Ya its bad. Real Bad. Sad. It must of been on hell of a quake to disturb the Earth's rotation. I could just imagine the size of the wave.. My God

[Torog]

Yup, it kinda puts my problems into perspective :(

I must confess that I haven't watched too much TV, and haven't seen the news...but I did read about it on the net...very sad :(
Howdy Resinate,

Yes...it does put our problems into a different perspective..I said a prayer,as soon as I heard of this terrible tragedy...they'll need all the help from God,that they can git. More than 22 times the population of my town,died..Lord have Mercy !

[RESiNATE]

More than 22 times the population of my town,died..!
Shit, Torog...when you look at it in those kind of relative terms, it really hits home...harder...
Last I looked, the death toll is believed to be 15,000+ :eek:
I guess that would equate to a few times the population of the town in which I live, too..

*pfft*...gone....just like that........

Man, you just never know, don't it!

I think that is why I cannot completely give up on life, you know... I look at the problems that I have in my life, but am sooo mindful that compared to some people...my problems are NOTHING.
I can only imagine what those poor people are going through in Asia.

As you know, Torog, I don't have religious faith...but I do have a human compassion. My thoughts are with them, as much as yours are.

Res...

[Torog]

Howdy Resinate,

You stated:" As you know, Torog, I don't have religious faith...but I do have a human compassion. My thoughts are with them, as much as yours are. "

I have no doubt-that your thoughts and best wishes,are with them..many of us,don't realize,just how many blessings we do have..we should all be more grateful than we are..and be humbled by tragedies such as this one.

Have a good one...Torog

[RESiNATE]

'Amen' to that, Torog :)

[NowhereMan]

mother earth is trying to shake the parasite man off her back


think real hard whats the most deadly thing on earth,
earth its-self,it springs up new germs and deseases only man gets
it does shit like that quake and aftermath,floods
man all those poor people,what a way to end a holiday


i can only shake my head and say dam glad my friends & family aint there and wishe those who's was better days

peace

[dog420]

up to 14,000 now i heard on the news!!!

[Rahein]

This is a horrable tragedy. Hopefuly it will spur the installation of early warning systems so the next time people can be prepared. I hope that they will never be used though.

[psychocat]

I don't really think that we realise how hard nature can strike sometimes , even with a warning it would be almost impossible to evacuate all areas.
The toll is now believed to top 20,000 and there are fears it will just continue to grow , the only thing that can be done now is to alleviate the suffering a little for those left behind.

In time we may devise ways to protect ourselves but we all crumble when confronted with nature at it's most devastating.

[Rahein]

The enery from a quake like this is much more then anything man could do.

NPS said this morning that the quake caused a part of the Berma plate 600 miles long 100s of feet wide to raise between 10-15 feet. I could not even comprehend how much enegy that this would take. An early warning system could have detected the raise of a few inches out at sea an hour before the wave hit shore. People could have gotten at least a few miles inland in that time by foot. Sure their homes would have still been destroyed, but the loss of life would have been greatly reduced.

[dog420]

The enery from a quake like this is much more then anything man could do.

NPS said this morning that the quake caused a part of the Berma plate 600 miles long 100s of feet wide to raise between 10-15 feet. I could not even comprehend how much enegy that this would take. An early warning system could have detected the raise of a few inches out at sea an hour before the wave hit shore. People could have gotten at least a few miles inland in that time by foot. Sure their homes would have still been destroyed, but the loss of life would have been greatly reduced.
But no that would be to easy! ...........

[GHoSToKeR]

according to the news earlier, the death toll is up to over 22,000 people, in loads of different countries. :(

[juggalo420]

now the death toll is 23,000 and expected to rise, cause thousands who were missing are now being assumed dead. i heard it may actually be around the 35,000 area after more bodies are found.

[robert42]

actually its now 40,000 from 11 countries :(

[Flaegrek]

Yea, apparently it's 40, 000 at the moment...still rising.

[Lulu]

Just got word that my friend's parents are safe. They left Puket the day before and were in Pattaya when the tsunami hit, thankfully. Heaven help the other poor souls, the pictures on Sky news are soul destroying. And I agree, it definately puts all our own problems into perspective. Thank God for my children, my family and friends, our homes and all our other many blessings. We truly are the lucky ones.

[dog420]

we hav an office gurl from work called Ayla gone to Thialand for 2 weks over the xmas hols i sure do hope she is ok :S

[RESiNATE]

40,000.....:(

Yeah, I've always had a healthy respect for the power of Nature.
For all our intelligence and understanding, we still fail to recognise the damage that we cause to our fragile Earth...and the damage that Earth can exact upon us.

The cycle continues as it ever has...

[az666]

Apparently around 1 million people around the world have lost their homes!!!
I worked with a guy who went to thailand hope he's ok as well as ayla dog.
I saw that dad carrying his little boy on the news last night aswell...It's truly devestating.

Nowhereman i argree mother nature is trying to shake the parasite man off her back.
(too bad it was the harmless parasites)

My thoughts and feelings go out to all those who have lost their lives and who those who have lost loved ones.

[sawleaf]

Apparently around 1 million people around the world have lost their homes!!!
I worked with a guy who went to thailand hope he's ok as well as ayla dog.
I saw that dad carrying his little boy on the news last night aswell...It's truly devestating.

Nowhereman i argree mother nature is trying to shake the parasite man off her back.
(too bad it was the harmless parasites)

My thoughts and feelings go out to all those who have lost their lives and who those who have lost loved ones.

Harmless parasites? All humans around the globe are parasites. The Bankok river is one of the dirtiest polluted rivers on earth, people everywhere destroy the earth.

[robert42]

now its 44,000 and 1.4 million homeless i saw scenes of dead bodies all on the coast lines majorly fucked up :( such beautifull places ruined.

Im happy to see countires offfering aid.

Also the USA tried to warn them 20minutes b4 it happened by email but it was too late :(

R.I.P To all those who have perished.

[RESiNATE]

Just saw the morning news....the death toll is up to 68,000


Nightmare!

[chrace]

Little mixup for the Asian people who very sadly lost their lives. They are going to have to change a few things. That is exactly what Americans need.

[Lulu]

They say the death tole is expected to continue to rise for at least the next few days and will most lightly double due to disease and contamination.

At this stage we need to give cash - Wotever you can no matter how small. Let's try to make a difference here. :(

[robert42]

AMEN LULU

ERE ARE SOME LINKS THAT CAN HELP PLEASE PEOPLE TRY TO DONATE:
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/international/earthquake/tsunami122604.aspx?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=HMPCRS

AND: http://www.unicef.org/index.html

I DONATED £30 TODAY I KNOW ITS NOT MUCH BUT ITS SUCH A SAD THING I COULDNT SIT AND DO NOTHING.

I REKON CANNABIS.COM SHOULD DO A FUND RAISER LOL WASH SUM CARS LOL

[robert42]

YOU CAN GO DOWN TO YOUR LOCAL CHARITY SHOP OR POST OFFICE AND DONATE

[dog420]

dam 68.000 !!! holy shit guys thats sad. Mothers nature @ its best :(

peace

[dog420]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13273300,00.html

[Lulu]

And stilll no figures in from Burma :confused:

When their death toll is added in God knows what the final count will be :eek:

[dog420]

Yes lu...i can see it reaching 80.000 !

[potsmoker101]

That's bad to here.. All those death's. Then mother nature turns around gives us some snow.. Level 3 ice storm. By the next morning where left in the house with no lights or heat.Since everything in my house is electric wouldnt work. Started getting very cold. Had to stay at a motel for almost a week.. I even stay in the motel for christmas.It was so crappy. These things reminded me of the movie " Day after tomarrow " Flooding..Snowing.Knocking out power. I thought the world was coming to a end. But these things happen. Just hope it dont always happen..

[XTC]

63,000 now. Wow. Tens of thousands are missing and assume dead. Diseases and Outbreaks due to the tsumani are expected to double the dead toll....................

[Ammie]

This is just horrible and its exspected to rise even more i cant belive so of the things that are happening to our earth its so...........Im actually lost for words. I sent money to the red cross and donated sumthings i think might be of use. I hope everyone else does the same these people need us guys lets help them!!

[az666]

yeah im gunna donate even tho i cant really afford it im sure they'll put it to better use than me gettin stoned off it.

[Ammie]

up to 73,000 now and still rising they havent even got to the resorts yet :(

[robert42]

it will reach abotu 100,000 deaths then the diseases will kick in so i reckon a extra 10,000 will die.

the most beautifull places in the world in turmoil :( its so fuckin sad these people are such nice people they helped all western tourists to safety.

AND MIRE THEN A THIRD WERE CHILDREN WHO COULDNT FIGHT THE WATER THATS SO SAD.

ALL THE ANIMALS TOO :(

It makes me so depressed just thinking of it. mother nature must be pretty mad :(

[GHoSToKeR]

I jsut saw the news, and it said the death toll is up to 100,000 so far, but that contact hasnt been made with some islands, so the figure could be alot more.. plus all the disease, hunger, etc... this fucking sucks.. ive been alive to witness two of the worlds worst disasters, and im only 17..

[chris420]

reaching the 100,000 mark.. best wishes to everyone there