The Great Wave- Sumatra Quake and tsunami of 2004

various FR links | 12-26-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

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 Sea surges kill thousands in Asia -tragedia"9,500 people have been killed" -- Yahoo News now says the death toll is nearing 12,000. This is an enormous tragedy.

 Tsunamis hit south India; over 1,800 dead

 Bodies line south India beaches; tsunami kills up to 3,000

 Personal reports from the Asian disaster

 

 Chittagong, Bangladesh has been hit by a 7.36 quake -- So, don't they say that when there's a big earthquake there's usually one on the opposite side of the globe? Because the closest big fault opposite this one seems to be the New Madrid...

 

 

 IRIS Seismic Monitoring

Directory of Images - Everyday

Recent World Earthquake Activity

Seismo-Surfing the Internet

 UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)

 

 Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23

 

 Asian Tsunamis Surge Against East African Coast

 

 

 UPDATE: More than 3,000 dead

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3000 in Asia

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

 

 

 Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

 One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

 Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

 

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

 

 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

 Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

 Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

 Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

 IRIS Seismic Monitoring

Directory of Images - Everyday

Recent World Earthquake Activity

Seismo-Surfing the Internet

 UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)

 

 Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23

 

 Asian Tsunamis Surge Against East African Coast

 

 

 UPDATE: More than 3,000 dead

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3000 in Asia

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

 

 

 Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

 One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

 Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

 

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

 

 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

 Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

 Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

 Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

 

 Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

 One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

 Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

 

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

 

 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

 Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

 Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

 Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

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 Mangroves Found to Protect Against Tsunami

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 Tsunami Hero Girl Sees U.N., Meets Clinton

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LA Woman3 | 11/04/2005 10:55:03 AM EST new

Have you seen this webpage?
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=2985

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 The Day the Sea Came-Parts I-IV-(ABSOLUTELY HARROWING ACCOUNT OF THE TSUNAMI - VERY WELL-WRITTEN)

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The Tsunami Videos - One Year Later

I was looking back through Wizbang's video posts from the weeks after December 26, 2004 at the collection of tsunami videos we published. It's perhaps not surprising that many of the sites that hosted videos are no longer active (or even available). Wizbang's collection is still there, without a broken link (to my knowledge) in the bunch.

It's hard to believe that nearly one year ago a quarter million people died in a matter of hours. A look through the Wizbang Tsunami Archive is all it takes to refresh your memory to the horror of that day.

Direct links for all of the Tsunami videos:

• Sri Lanka (7MB)
  
• Sri Lanka Resort (6.5MB)
  
• Phuket (12MB)
  
• Patong Beach (11MB)
  
• Koh Lanta, Thailand (11MB)
  
• Patong Beach, Thailand (16 MB)

Note: Right click "Save Target As" or "Save As" and save the video to your PC.

The Videos

Stunning tsunami video from Aceh, Indonesia. Watch The Video (AP Story)

Filmed by Bavarian tourists who were at Patong Beach in Thailand filming from a balcony as 3 waves coming in. The dramatic part of the video is that there is a woman walking on the street prior to the surge of the incoming waves. Download (16 MB) . Right click "Save As" to save the video to your computer.

Click for more pictures

That's a tsunami (tidal wave) hitting the beach on Thailand's Phuket Island. Video.

Wes Roth sends a link to a Norwegian site that features an incredible 12MB amateur video of the tsunami hitting a seaside restaurant. That page is under heavy load, so you're better off getting the video via this Direct Video Link. Right click "Save As" to save the video to your computer.

Simply the most amazing video of the tsunami I've yet seen (11MB AVI). It's a miracle the cameraman (or woman) is alive. Filmed in Koh Lanta, Thailand

Reuters Videos

TSUNAMI VIDEO
Police CCTV Video Of Tsunami Hitting Thai Tourist Beach (Phuket)

AMATEUR VIDEO Hitting Thailand's Phuket Island

Related Wizbang Tsunami Video Entries:

• Amateur Video Of Tsunami Hitting Beach (updated)
  
• More Tsunami Pictures And Videos
  
• More Tsunami Videos II
  
• More Tsunami Videos III
  
• More Tsunami Videos IV
  
• More Tsunami Videos V

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jasun's blog linked with Tsunami video footage

Pajama Pundits linked with 9.0 Magnitude Earthquake in Indian Ocean

The Pink Flamingo Bar Grill linked with Wizbang's Tsunami Video Archives

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Asia to mark tsunami anniversary with prayers, silence

 

After tsunami, Islamic religious police gain power in Aceh

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Overheads take up to 1/3 of tsunami funds (UN squanders relief money)

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http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php

A Third of UN Tsunami Relief Wasted

One year after the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean, UPI reports that about a third of the relief money collected by the United Nations never reached the victims: Overheads take up to 1/3 of tsunami funds. (Hat tip: Riding Sun.)  link: 80 comments

Check out the 1/4 to 1/2 that many charities skim off the top of donated funds.

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http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php

Tsunami: God's Revenge Against Women

In Banda Aceh one year after the tsunami, the purveyors of shari’a blame women for the disaster.  link: 114 comments " This "religion" is nuts. But, we all knew that." All overt manifestations of sexuality are bad. Until you reach paradise. There you will be provided with neverending virgins of both sexes and an open bar.

OK, we know it's an insecure death cult. Its juvenile, vindictive, mysogynistic, pedophile encouraging , cowardly, hate-inducing, soul-sucking, villanously evil. So, why do we honor it, by calling it a "religion"?

http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/

Tsunami: Wave Of Silence

Remember this? (Dec.31, 2004); United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations... The Diplomad was posted in Indonesia at the time, and deconstructing the self-congratulatory press releases coming out of the UN as fast as they were issued. "Up until just about four or five days ago, except for the disaster tourists such as Annan and Bellamy, the UN WAS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN -- except quite overwhelmingly in Jakarta's luxury hotels, a few UNocrats in Medan, and a tiny handful at the airport in Aceh writing up press releases claiming all the credit for the UN and bad-mouthing the hard-working Aussies and Americans."

It wasn't just the UN putting on a false front. For all the video wave replays, back-patting of the "generousity of Canadians" and uncritical coverage of Paul Martin's photo op fiasco in Sri Lanka, the tsunami aid story has received precious little followup in Canadian media. It wasn't until May that we learned that only $50,000 of the $425 million pledged had actually left Ottawa.

Now, the Financial Times has released results of an investigation into how the UN vacuumed up tsunami aid dollars;

Shades of CIDA.

Of course, this is the same "media community" who have remained virtually silent on Liberal party connections to the UN Oil-For-Food scandal.

Is the silence because they simply don't know - or because they know too much?

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Huge Earthquake in South Pacific

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 has struck near the South Pacific island of Tonga: Tsunami Warning Issued for New Zealand.

10:18 AM PDT | link: 47 comments

 

 Tsunami warnings issued after quake rocks Pacific

Uh oh.

Folks better be moving to higher ground.

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"Quake Money" Used for UK Plot

Pakistan’s Daily Times ( a paper that’s been known to publish jihadi screeds) reports that an Islamic “charity” organization transferred “a huge amount” of money to the UK terror plotters—and called it “earthquake relief:” ‘Quake money’ used to finance UK plane bombing plot.

KARACHI: A UK-based Islamic charity organisation remitted a huge amount of money to three individuals in three different bank accounts in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, in December last year with the sole purpose of helping its recipients and their organisations carry out the aircraft bombing plan in the UK, insider sources told Daily Times yesterday.

An investigation carried out by Daily Times showed that Muslim Charity of UK remitted not so long ago a huge amount of money under the head of “earthquake relief” to the accounts of three individuals in three different banks — Saudi Pak Bank, Standard Chartered and Habib Bank Ltd. One of these banks is UK based and has its presence in Azad Kashmir because of a huge number of British citizens of Kashmir origin in UK. The money was transferred from UK to banks in Azad Kashmir through Barclays Plc..

Two of the recipients of the transaction are British citizens of Kashmir origin while the third is an Islamabad-based builder, also of Kashmir origin. They were arrested in the last two weeks at three different places in the country. One of them was arrested in Karachi, the “builder” was arrested in Islamabad while the place of the arrest of the third suspect is still not known. There are no available details about these three suspects with regard to their links with organisations such as Al Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Taiba or both.

08:59 AM PDT | link: 48 comments

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-Photos from the Boxing Day tsunami--

The power of Mother Nature is highlighted in these before / after tsunami photos.

May the victims rest in peace….





















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