Tsunami [OT]

dogscoff · #1 December 30th, 2004, 12:42 PM

Found out Last night that the village in Sri Lanka where my wife and I got married Last year - not just the resort, but the entire village, along with what sounds like most of the population - is gone.

All our wedding photos and memories of our wedding holiday will now be forever tinged with sadness and a feeling of helplessness.

Sorry to bring everyone down, but I wanted to share.

Renegade 13 · #2 December 30th, 2004, 12:52 PM

Last I heard, the death toll was nearing 100,000....which makes it one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. And likely the most costly too. The news said this disaster is rivalled only by the devastation caused by the nukes dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of WWII for the sheer devastation caused all at one time, from one event.

In case you didn't know, this earthquake was the largest recorded earthquake in 40 years.

Best of luck to anyone who has family or friends living in those areas.

Caduceus · #3 December 30th, 2004, 01:18 PM

When we lived in New York City, my wife worked at the World Financial Center across the street from the World Trade Center. We moved in June 2001 to South Carolina. I cannot imagine what I would have done if she had been across the street from that horrible event while I was "trapped" twelve miles away, unable to get to her.

tesco samoa · #4 December 30th, 2004, 05:13 PM

renegade i think the news forgot china in 75 i believe when that earth quake and damns flooding caused 1.5 million deaths.

I was watching the footage today of those villages that are just gone.

It is so sad. Lets hope the rescue and supplies get those areas quickly.

Atrocities · #5 December 30th, 2004, 07:59 PM

Absolutely horrible. God must have really hated those poor people to do that to them.

The horror of what happend defyies my ability to comment. Those poor people. I would say God help them, but I don't think they would want his help after this Act of God.

Gods ways are not our ways, and his actions often defy meaning until much much later if ever.

Instar · #6 January 2nd, 2005, 05:23 AM

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Atrocities said:
Absolutely horrible. God must have really hated those poor people to do that to them.

WHA?

Atrocities · #7 January 2nd, 2005, 05:57 AM

I am sorry, I do not mean to offend any one by my statement. It is just and observation on my part and should not be viewed as my position on life, God, and Death.

I do not blame God for this tragedy, but in the same way, I cannot help but wonder if there is a God, why would he inflict such a horrible thing upon so many?

Perhaps what happened happened because God could not prevent it. I really do not know, all I know is that the pain of what has happened effects everyone. You canot help but feel some sense of profound sympathy for those who lost their lives, and for those who must now live with that loss as a part of their lives.

It is just really sad that something like this has happened, and it is of sufficent horror to make one, well me any ways, ponder the spiritual beliefs I have.

Raging Deadstar · #8 January 2nd, 2005, 08:42 AM

What i Dislike about this whole thing is how the Raise money for Charity thing has seemed to devolve into a "Who can Raise more?" Competition...

At least that Cash is going to a good cause, but it seems a sad state of affairs when it devolves to competition and not kindness.

Renegade 13 · #9 December 30th, 2004, 08:45 PM

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tesco samoa said:
renegade i think the news forgot china in 75 i believe when that earth quake and damns flooding caused 1.5 million deaths.

Thanks for the correction

I was just repeating what I heard or read somewhere....can't trust the media these days.

Kamog · #10 December 30th, 2004, 11:49 PM

This is terrible. Everytime I check the news, the number of deaths keeps increasing.