The number of deaths confirmed by CNN in all affected countries now stands at 80,427.

[dabbler]

harsh

[*Geminiz*]

I can't even think about this. All the people effected, it's just too devastating. :(

[Chewy]

it just keeps getting worse.. i think it wil top 100,000

this is terrble

[dabbler]

the body count alone could be welll oever 100,000
and then possibly double that with disease.
one of the worst natural disasters in history.
sooooo sad... :(
i don't even know what to say.

[evr]

it's sickening
CNN has a tendency to over-exagerate numbers, but regardless the death toll is atrociously high, the Red Cross says it may double if because of disease from all the bodies

[dabbler]

from another site

Death toll

Indonesia: 45 268

Sri Lanka: 22 493

India: 10 850

Thailand: 1 829

Myanmar: 90

Malaysia: 65

Maldives: 55

Bangladesh: 2

Somalia: 100

Tanzania: 10

Kenya: 1

Total: 80 763

[evr]

i'm speechless.
it's horrific.

[Mr Ektion]

Poor guy in Kenya. That ONE guy got turfed.. I wonder if you can find out what specfically happened to him. Wow.

[dabbler]

"Farther south along the coast in Kenya, one person died and 50 fishing boats were destroyed, authorities said, while 10 people were killed while swimming in the ocean in Tanzania and two fishermen were missing in the Seychelles islands, a tiny archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. "


i would assume he was in a boat and drowned.

[Partizan]

just terrible

poor people ... alot of them had nothing to begin with and now everything is destroyed

[Mr Ektion]

heh, nice. Thanks man. Poor Kenyan Fisherman.

[b0ld]

hrm on the news they were also saying that there are places on the cost of africa that is still unaccounted for because its somewhat remote and they have no form of direct communication.

[vee_baby69]

awww..so sad..

[Miss T]

It is nice to see the immense support from our country and others! :)

Canada increases tsunami aid to $40 million

The world's richest nations have pledged more than $250 million US in emergency aid --that includes $68 million from Spain, $35 million from the United States and $30 million from Japan. Britain has pledged $29 million.

[~Sc@ndelu$~]

so sad... my friend is over there and he hasnt come on msn since it happened.
I have no way of contacting him to see if he's alright :(

[~*tct*~]

My heart breaks everytime I watch it, its the worst thing I have ever seen in my life, so many lives, gone like that.

[Hot Karl]

did you know it would have cost about 200k to have had a tsunami detection system in thailand?

probably woulda knocked those numbers in half if all those countries 'splurged' on the warning system. but hey, they only live on the coast in an area that's vulnerable.

[hellzbellz]

RIP
All souls that were lost....
I'm praying for all the familys that lost...
Or anyone who lost a loved one.
I'm sorry to hear such a tragic thing,
and I shed a tear,

and light a candle!

[maple blondie]

Originally Posted by Hot Karl

did you know it would have cost about 200k to have had a tsunami detection system in thailand?

probably woulda knocked those numbers in half if all those countries 'splurged' on the warning system. but hey, they only live on the coast in an area that's vulnerable.

I read 5mill...

I also read that places around the world knew about the quake... did the send an emergency message to these places to tell people to head for high ground?! No :( how effing sad.

[Dr. Doom]

You know what the world needs?
More disasters like this, preferably with video coverage. This tsunami has generated quite the amusing news week for doom.

[Hot Karl]

Originally Posted by maple blondie

I read 5mill...

I also read that places around the world knew about the quake... did the send an emergency message to these places to tell people to head for high ground?! No :( how effing sad.

it's 200k, because the sensors and all that jazz are already set up to monitor that shiat. it woulda cost 200k for a base system to 'link up' w/ the current sensors.

a full on system woulda been 5mill.

[-ff-]

Originally Posted by Miss T

It is nice to see the immense support from our country and others! :)

Canada increases tsunami aid to $40 million

The world's richest nations have pledged more than $250 million US in emergency aid --that includes $68 million from Spain, $35 million from the United States and $30 million from Japan. Britain has pledged $29 million.

Wow, I can't believe we're donating more than the US. I guess the UN wasn't just talking shit when they called the US contribution 'stingy'

[Hot Karl]

Originally Posted by -ff-

Wow, I can't believe we're donating more than the US. I guess the UN wasn't just talking shit when they called the US contribution 'stingy'

35million for relief aid. 80+billion for the war.

yea, i have a feeling they could have improved foreign relations just a bit here if they flipped those 2 numbers around.

[dabbler]

Originally Posted by maple blondie

I read 5mill...

I also read that places around the world knew about the quake... did the send an emergency message to these places to tell people to head for high ground?! No :( how effing sad.

actually authorities knew of the quake, and the possible tsunami's and CHOSE NOT TO WARN ANYONE, just in case they were wrong.

[Harp]

its a very terrible disaster....still in shock as wut happened....