A tragedy it is, but I still feel skeptical about the numbers. Money and and the need to get as much of it as you can may inflate the numbers to a degree.
15 posted on 12/30/2004 7:51:42 AM PST by Dallas59
("A weak peace is worse than war" - Tacitcus)
I'm not skeptical about the numbers at all. Having looked at the population figures for Banda Aceh, the damage pics, and knowing that unlike wind (hurricane/tornado) damage, you don't really survive water.