The Tsunami, Satellite Images, BEFORE AND AFTER. AMAZING!! (Warning: Graphic images downthread)

crushelits | Dec. 30, 2004 | crushelits

[crushelits]

A satellite image taken Dec. 29, 2004, shows an overview of Aceh province in the western Indonesian island of Sumatra. The area absorbed the double shock of the world's worst earthquake in 40 years coupled with the resulting catastrophic tsunami
BEFORE: This detailed view of the northern tip of the island was taken on Jan 10, 2003	AFTER: A photo taken of the same area on Jan. 29, 2004, shows the extreme destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami. On Thursday, Indonesian officials issued a new death toll of nearly 80,000 for that country alone.
BEFORE: This detailed view of northern Banda Aceh was taken on Jan. 10, 2003	AFTER: News services on Thursday reported that pilots in Sumatra had discovered about 28,000 more dead in Banda Aceh while dropping food to remote villages still unreachable by rescue workers.
BEFORE: This detailed view of the island was taken by the IKONOS satellite on Jan. 10, 2003	AFTER: Some officials said there was dismal coordination among the Indonesian military, civilians and foreign governments. "We haven't gotten any help at all, nothing, said a resident who was camped out five miles from the airport in Banda Aceh.
BEFORE: This detailed view of the west of the island was taken on Jan. 10, 2003	AFTER: As of Thursday, several governments had pledged $500 million in emergency aid for stricken areas.
BEFORE: This detailed view of the west of the island was taken on Jan. 10, 2003	AFTER: On Wednesday, the Indonesian military finally reached the Sumatra town of Meulaboh, closest to the epicenter on the massive earthquake. A bulldozer dug a mass grave the size of a swimming pool in which to pile corpses covered only by plastic sheets.

[LadyPilgrim]

Good morning Dear!

Somehow, I feel as if I need to be in mourning.
This is so devastating.......... and I know there is life to be lived, but I am sad for the families of these islands.

[The Mayor]

Very sad

[freeperfromnj]

You managed to put into words exactly how I'm feeling. Like everyone else, I've been so wrapped up in the coverage and the pictures and the enormous scope of it all, that I haven't been able to think about anything else, let alone celebrate the New Year. Though the circumstances are very different from 9/11, the gut wrenching feelings in the aftermath are very much the same.

[Issaquahking]

Thank you for posting ALL the pictures. Warning of graphics is more than due (thank you admin) for pictures of this nature. Pictures like this, will probably only be found in a place such as FR because the cold rawness and and unimaginable was captured with a camera lens. The reality, is almost unconceivable. It would be something like the day after Armageddon. I pray that the thoughts of the photographer are the along that line. Life is not all 8 x 10 glossy pic's, sometimes we need access to reality and truth, no matter how ugly.

If you were not prepared for the pictures, do not blame the poster, appropriate warning has been issued.

[MEG33]

I am sad,too..May God comfort those who mourn.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Good Lord :-(

[TheSpottedOwl]

Oh my God. This is just one picture.

[TomGuy]

One picture of one small section of one beach.

Expound that to hundreds of beaches and thousands of miles of shorelines impacted.

[The mind can hardly comprehend the level of devastation.]

[antivenom]

Yea like the poooooor people whining about being stuck on an airplane for 28 hours...really puts things in perspective...this is so horrible...

[MJY1288]

Horrible :-(

[quesney]

It's like a nuke hit. Lord.

[sarasota]

I saw someone remark how these countries have no natural barriers anymore; hence much of the devastation. Used to be that the coral reefs, mango trees and sand slowed down waves. Now it's open season on all the buildings that have been built to get that close up view of the ocean.

[sarasota]

CNN has been getting an avalanche of emails indicating they should not be showing the horrors. They are standing by their theory that, if not shown, this would soon be forgotten.

[BOBWADE]

Why not show the 9/11 plane attacks? I gusess they don't want us to remember it.

[sarasota]

You mean show them now? I think there will come a time when these disasters are shown side by side with stats and all. Horriffic, both.

[The Coopster]

Not even close to being on topic. Give it a rest, at least here - please.

[aculeus]

CNN has been getting an avalanche of emails indicating they should not be showing the horrors. They are standing by their theory that, if not shown, this would soon be forgotten.

Just as they did with 9/11 and the Americans falling from the towers. (/sarcasm)

[The Raven]

It seems the bodies are all face down....

[sarasota]

I was getting my news from Fox at the time. Didn't CNN show photos of everything but people falling? Did anyone show these at the time?