Posted on 12/25/2004 5:46:26 PM PST by bd476
A great earthquake occurred at 00:58:55 (UTC) on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The magnitude 8.1 event has been located OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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BBC just broke their coverage for a "wicket" in Durban WTF?
Firemen salvage a Ferris wheel after it collapsed in tidal waves at the Marina Beach in Madras, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. A massive tidal wave triggered by an earthquake in Indonesia slammed into several parts of southern India Sunday killing at least 286 people, most of them in Tamil Nadu state. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia is the largest in the world in 40 years. (AP Photo/M.Lakshman)
Talking to reporter in Bangladesh....estimates quake lasted for three minutes....8am local time.
BBC states unconfirmed sources states 180 dead in Chittagong, Bangladesh
This event would seem to be very much like the Alaska quake of the early 60s, except the tidal wave in this event had far less distance to travel.
An official at Jakarta's Meteorology and Geophysics Office points to a seismograph read-out. More than 2,200 people were killed and hundreds more were missing feared dead after a huge earthquake off northern Indonesia triggered giant tidal waves and flash floods across western Asia
well thats a good thing
Latest BBC reports:
5th largest quake in 100 years
at least 3000 dead
India 1000, Sri Lanka 1500, Jakarta 280,
Sea floor displaced 10 meters.
1 million displaced in Sri Lanka
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Several foreign divers were killed on Sunday when they were hit by tsunamis while about 70 were exploring the famed Emeral Cave off southern Thailand on Sunday, police said.
Rescuers had reached the island and were trying to launch a rescue operation at the cave, which contains a tiny white sand beach and water turned emerald by sunshine through a hole in the top, they said.
Some dead and injured were at the cave, a major attraction for divers who have to swim under water to reach it, but no specific numbers were available immediately, they said.
Several dozen more foreigners were missing in the area, which is popular with recreational divers, following the tsunamis generated by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean, officials said.
Just wow.
Thanks for the link. I am listening to it now. This situation is so sad. I really feel for the people in these areas. The eyewitness accounts and vivid descriptions are quite scary.
Yikes...that doubled quickly...I think it was just about an hour ago now they said half that...that's not a good sign...still really early and that's just Sri Lanka. Wow.
Yes, but this number is going to go up even more when its light again I am afraid...
1600 dead in Sri Lanka
many others missing
mines used in the civil war have been unearthed.
You know that sounds like a reasonable and rational assumption to make, but Islam is totally different than anything that has ever happened to our world.
Islam's God, is not ours, and vice versa.
It does come down to 2 different God's. This is why there is so much violence, in my opinion. To pray to our God to show his dominance and superiority over Islam's so-called God, is not being an idiot and certainly not being deranged.
It shows me, that this person is deeply concerned and religious about today's war with Islam. Which, that is what it boils down to.
I haven't read where anyone has prayed for this sort of thing. Why make this statement?
Underground nuclear test by the North Koreans?
Not praying or wishing bodily harm on anyone.
FOX News reported over 3,000 dead as current estimate, but expected to go much higher.
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