sweet baboo Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 boy did i get in on this thread late... my father seems to have got out just in time along with a whole conference of earthquake engineering researchers as there was an earthquake conference in thailand last week he's perfectly safe now, but i can't get him on the phone to talk about it now as he has alot of work to do now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I have some dear friends in Chennai (Madras) who live right by the water. I have not been able to get a hold of them and am really worried. Please keep them in your thoughts/prayers. This is a real disaster that is affecting real people. Let's hope that as many people are helped as possible, in every way possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Death toll at 44,000 now. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BiB_ Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 Death toll at 44,000 now. Damn. 181738[/snapback] Wait until the e. coli kicks in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Death toll at 44,000 now. Damn. 181738[/snapback] Actually, at 50k now. Apparently, entire towns on the western shore of Sumatra are just gone, including one of 10k people. The economies of the region are going to take years, if not decades, to recover from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Ocean front property now available for pennies on the dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet baboo Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I forgot my friend from high school went to Phuket for Christmas quite a narrow escape for him and his family from his blog Sunday, December 26, 2004 7:47 AM So today my family and I went out on a boat to visit Phiphi island, a tourist spot off the coast of Phuket. After an hour boat ride, we arrived but couldn't land because of turbulent waves, supposedly caused by some earthquake. We didn't think much of it...although there was debris around the coast and the place looked a little run down, it didn't look like there had been a lot of damage. If anything, we were more concerned that we had wasted an hour riding out there and would now have to turn back. It turns out that Phiphi island had been wiped out by an earthquake in Indonesia, resulting in over 200 people killed on the island itself and scores dead or missing on the main island of Phuket. Apparently the tidal waves hit both islands while we were on route to Phiphi...as we arrived back in Phuket I saw an ugly scene of capsized boats and wrecked piers. If the waves hit as we were leaving Phuket or while we were on Phiphi, we could have been wiped out. Instead, we were hardly affected since we were out at sea at the time, too far out for tidal waves to form. What timing. People on the beach of Phuket were swept away...the beachside restaurant where we ate xmas eve dinner isn't there anymore. Anyway, we ended up having to wait four hours to get home because roads were flooded...a small price to pay for narrowly escaping death. Thank you God for looking out for my family and I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I have some dear friends in Chennai (Madras) who live right by the water. I have not been able to get a hold of them and am really worried. Please keep them in your thoughts/prayers. This is a real disaster that is affecting real people. Let's hope that as many people are helped as possible, in every way possible. 181661[/snapback] Any news on your friends yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Any news on your friends yet? 183563[/snapback] No, still trying every night. Thanks for asking, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BiB_ Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Over 80,000 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Over 80,000 now. 183663[/snapback] It'll go over 100k before long. The Indonesians just got to the city of Meubolah overnight...so far, it sounds like they're finding far more bodies than survivors. And that was a city of 30k people. By my count (which is: totalling all the reports from the different countries myself), the overall body count seems to be more in the 85k range, with a total toll of closer to 110k. An unbelievable disaster...I thought this many people died only in earthquakes in 17th century China or such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 It'll go over 100k before long. The Indonesians just got to the city of Meubolah overnight...so far, it sounds like they're finding far more bodies than survivors. And that was a city of 30k people. By my count (which is: totalling all the reports from the different countries myself), the overall body count seems to be more in the 85k range, with a total toll of closer to 110k. An unbelievable disaster...I thought this many people died only in earthquakes in 17th century China or such... 183675[/snapback] How much aid did Bush send them? I am sure it's the governments fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 How much aid did Bush send them? I am sure it's the governments fault. 183822[/snapback] Hey, maybe the UN can set up an oil for aid program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Hey, maybe the UN can set up an oil for aid program. 183826[/snapback] I was referring to China in the 17th century. Fag. :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I was referring to China in the 17th century. Fag. :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: 183835[/snapback] My are you cranky today or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 My are you cranky today or what? 184321[/snapback] Its cool, we're just !@#$ing with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Its cool, we're just !@#$ing with each other. 184331[/snapback] Yeah it's easy to !@#$ with someone who gets sh-- on by women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Yeah it's easy to !@#$ with someone who gets sh-- on by women. 184434[/snapback] Thanks for taking the lead........... I bow to your experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 To all who inquired, I was relieved to finally hear from my friends in Chennai after three weeks of trying to reach them. They are all OK thanks to a breakwall that was constructed last year, thank God. They said the damage to the city was pretty intense, but relief efforts are evident and moving forward. My wife and I will hopefully be seeing them next year. It will be interesting to see how much has changed due both to the damage and the reconstruction. Thanks to all who kept them, and others like them, in their thoughts. It has been truly amazing to witness the humanitarian response and see how good people can be to each other in times of need. For all the terrible things we read about, and for all of our differences, it is good to see how much this has brought people together. Thanks again. Cheers, J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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