Tsunami

[Butcher11]

68,000 now, god, this must be one of the worst natural disasters ever?
God Bless the poor victims and families.

[Kardan]

The total has rose to 70,600

Many people beleive it wil lrise over 100,000

But sometime in the 19th century (1800-1900)

There was one in the world and it killed:

900,000 people that's nearly 1 million.

Plus this disaster has left 5 million people in desperate need of help.

This is one of the worst disasters of this time.


I also have the confirmed dead total of each country:

Indonesia: 45,268
Sri Lanka: 22,493
India: 6,974
Thailand: 1,829
Somalia: 100
Burma: 90
Maldives: 65
Malaysia: 55
Tanzania: 10
Seychelles: 3 (Exact figure unknown)
Bangladesh: 2
Kenya: 1

I am british but on some american sites it says the total has now rose to 80,000.

[Ryan]

But sometime in the 19th century (1800-1900)

There was one in the world and it killed:

900,000 people that's nearly 1 million.

no what happened then? ? ? earthquake? storms?

i saw the news earlier they recon its close to 90,000

[Hippygurl101]

Yeah This is a terrible disaster that has really shook are world. Thankfully there are hundreds of planes nationwide deliverying supplies and the Uk has put 15 million for aid. Its so sad that over a million people are now homeless and thousands are still missing. Even worse that half of these are kids. Lets Pray that the toll doesnt rise anymore, and bless the victims and there grieving families.

This is the 5th worst natural disaster in the world so far, following the chinease Yangtze river floods and Bangladesh and North Vietnam floods.

[Kardan]

the one that killed 900,000

happpned in 1887.

It was called the yellow river and it flooded.


It floooded ALOT.

I don't know where it happened though.

[Pulchritudinous]

Death toll is now 100,000, there is lots of little islands around thailand etc isn't there, I bet the waves probabaly washed right over them!

I was watching the news, as you do, and there was a little boy being reunited with his dad, he was found on the roadside badly bitten by mosquitos, it was good, but also sad, as his mum was missing, I'm sure there's so many situations like that, I'd hate to be there, or lose one of my family.

[zainx]

all i keep thinking about is that were all here looking at computers all safe while all them people, are trying to survive and with all the possesions and love 1s gone

[G-flow]

I never found out until quite recently. apparently the waves were the sizes of buildings!

[Jacko2kn3]

My dad told me, and I'm not sure how true this is, that the Earth has supposadly moved 1 inch from its general rotation of the sun.

1 inch may not be that much, but it shows how big the tsunami/earthquake was if it can move the Earth 1 inch!

[Pulchritudinous]

That is true, it was on the news.

Thats why it has been said to of 'shook the world'.