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Dec 26, 04
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Asia quake death toll tops 5,800 > SRI LANKA , INDIA, THAILAND with tsunamis
I know theres a few members that have visited or know people currently in phuket, phi phi, and krabi
so sad, and on christmas day Thoughts and prayers      Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas across Asia as far as 1,000 miles away, killing more than 5,800 people. Thai authorities say more than 200 are feared dead, and hundreds are missing after the massive waves swept through coastal areas, including Krabi and the popular resort islands of Phuket and Phi Phi. One witness said Phuket's famed Laguna Beach resort area is "completely gone." The area provides 40 percent of Thailand's $10 billion annual tourist income. Among the missing were a number of scuba divers exploring the Emerald Cave off Phuket's coast. Phuket's airport -- which closed down when its runways flooded -- reopened, but most roads remained closed, as officials tried to assess the damage, fearing structural damage to buildings closer to the shore. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Phuket and said the situation was "under control." He told CNN he planned to stay the night and direct rescue and relief efforts. Eyewitnesses reported people drowning in their hotel rooms near the coast as 30-foot waves washed ashore. Others reported narrow escapes -- including one man whose alert but screaming boat driver turned their boat directly into a nearby shore. As he and his passengers scrambled up the steep beach, the waves crushed their boat. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/as...ake/index.html Last edited by cheeseburger; Dec 26, 04 at 11:52 AM. 
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Dec 26, 04
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Holy fak, that's alot of people!
Not that it will be any consolation, but most natives to those countries don't celebrate christmas, and I guess that will make the healing process a little bit easier. I wonder if there is any footage of those tsunamis, they must've been huge! PS Fundementalist Christain says: "It's the wrath of God for not accepting Jesus in their hearts."
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Dec 26, 04
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i'd hate to see a forty foot wave.
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Dec 27, 04
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wow.
i just finally saw it on the news i havent heard from my cousin yet, but chances are she has lost almost all the family she had in sri lanka. she already lost her dad, and so if they are dead, shes lost all her aunts, and cousins, grandparents etc. ohhh man (on a cool note though my mom just reminded me shes royalty and is next in line to be princess or queen or whatever it is over there!)
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Dec 27, 04
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oh no, that is way to sad, I don't even know what to say :(
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Dec 27, 04
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Can you even read? Did you even glance at what was written there? As for Doom's comments on these events: Yay! Destruction!
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Dec 27, 04
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I think back only 4-5 months ago to all the locals I met and the home lands they lived in... Its hard to belive that many are probly gone and so much of what I saw is too :(
kinda serial? PS: I dont think anyone I know personaly is there... Matt msg me saying he wants to go back to help out as he was recently there and loved it too.
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Dec 27, 04
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An ocean earth quake happend just off the west coast of Indonisia. INDIAN OCEAN So a lill north of Australia lill south west of Thialand, Maliasia, Singapore... farther south east of Sri Lanka/India very far east of Africa/Oman/Marishis To make it to Tokyo it would have to JUMP over thialand, cambodia, veitnam, INTO the Pacific Ocean and go through hong kong, china, and parts of southern japan to hit tokyo...
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Dec 27, 04
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Dec 27, 04
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Any solid representative!!!!!
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The number of deaths confirmed by CNN in all affected countries now stands at 80,427.
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