At Least 10,000 Dead

[Zhukov]

Untold Numbers Are Missing in 6 Countries
By AMY WALDMAN

Published: December 27, 2004

MADRAS, India, Monday, Dec. 27 - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupted underwater off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday and sent walls of water barreling thousands of miles, killing an estimated 12,000 people in half a dozen countries across South and Southeast Asia, with thousands more missing or unreachable.

The earthquake, which measured 9.0 in magnitude, set off tsunamis that built up speeds of as much as 500 miles per hour, then crashed into coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Indonesia, the Maldives, and Malaysia as 40-foot-high walls of water, devouring everything and everyone in their paths.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/27/international/asia/27quake.html

 

[Zhukov]

This is a repeat.

I thought the other article was a posting of the early reports of the intial effects.

Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I can't delete.

If there or any moderators on, please delete this whole thread.

Thank you.