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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / December 2004How devastating :(
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 More than six thousand people have been killed and thousands more are missing, after the most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked Indonesia. It triggered giant tidal waves that slammed into coastlines across Asia. The quake is the fifth largest ever recorded, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale. It struck in the Indian Ocean off Aceh province on Sumatra island, unleashing tsunamis that hit Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Indonesia, the Maldives, Burma and Malaysia. Terrifying walls of water up to 10 metres high have been reported in many areas. South Asia is the worst hit region, with more than three thousand deaths reported across Sri Lanka and India. But that figure's expected to rise sharply as communications are restored to areas isolated by the catastrophe. The number of those known to have been injured stands at more than five thousand. > http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 > > More than six thousand people have been killed and thousands more are > missing, after the most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked Indonesia. Its utterly awful :((( Sarah >> http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Its utterly awful :((( > Sarah Other reports have the deaths after the Tsunamis at closer to 10,000. Can you imagine it, all those unprepared villagers that live close to the shore, the babies, the children, it's just beyond awful. Andrea >>> http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Andrea :-(((( I've been following the news stories all day... Nan >>>> http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 >>>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Nan I'm just horrified and soooo saddened I have turned the radio off for awhile now :-( Here I was feeling sad about our 'old grief' and my SIL burying her father (who wasn't young) today and now this has just shaken me, all the young who have lost their lives... it's just tragic :-( >More than six thousand people have been killed and thousands more are >missing, after the most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked Indonesia. It's just heartbreaking...I've been following the story throughout the day, the BBC website has interviews with survivors and eye witnesses, and it's just unimaginable :-( My thoughts are with all those connected with the tragedy. Wendy Mum to Becky born 2001 > The number of those known to have been injured stands at more than five > thousand. Wow. I can't even imagine. Water at those magnitudes is utterly terrifying. I truly feel for those people and the country as a whole. Just rips my heart to pieces. I will be keeping them in my prayers. For those wondering- the death toll is now near 12,000. Truly horrifying. -Kara. >http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 > >More than six thousand people have been killed and thousands more are >missing, after the most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked Indonesia. It's hard to even wrap one's mind around such numbers. How completely tragic. Be well, Bryna Mommy to Yosef, almost 4 & Temima, 20 months > >http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 > > > >More than six thousand people have been killed and thousands more are > >missing, after the most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked Indonesia. > > It's hard to even wrap one's mind around such numbers. How completely tragic. That's exactly what i was thinking. :-( Teri > Be well, > > Bryna > Mommy to Yosef, almost 4 > & Temima, 20 months >http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46193 > >More than six thousand people have been killed and thousands more are >missing, after the most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked Indonesia. It is terrible.. I feel awful for the people there :( -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits <snip> > The number of those known to have been injured stands at more than five > thousand. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ for all the people there and for all the people far from their affected countries with no way of getting in touch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ so many countries, and so many dead, injured, and without means of day to day life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc I've been reading messages on several Dutch sites where family members here can post information about their loved ones that haven't checked in. Heartbreaking. One that particularly touched my heart was the inquiry after a young woman...the picture of her was one of her in her wedding dress. It is the most recent picture her family has of her. After her wedding just a few days ago, she and her new husband left for their honeymoon. Husband is injured, wife is still missing...  SignatureMo |
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