Asian Tsunami Disaster 12/26/2004

A series of earthquakes in Sumatra, the largest of magnitude 9.0, triggered deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean on a Sunday morning, causing massive destruction to the South Asian region and its neighbouring parts. Among the affected countries were: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South-East India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Maldives, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Burma, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Seychelles. The earthquake is thought to have stolen the lives of around 228,000 to 310,000 and injured millions more in this multi-national disaster.

Bloggin' a Tragedy follows

The Quake's Effects - 29 Mar 2005

Last night's earthquake off the coast of Sumatra was known to be one of the biggest quakes during the last few years. However, it was unable to trigger giant waves as its former did on the 26th of December last...

Oh Dang, Another Quake! - 28 Mar 2005

Beep. Just happen to hear that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.5 hit off the Sumatran cities of Padang and Medan a whlie ago (23:15 local time). The quake considered to be the largest of seven grades was...

A Visit From A Prince - 28 Feb 2005

It's been over two months since the tsunami disaster and there hasn't been a single day since then in which I haven't witnessed any aerial object movement. Today they happen to make range at a very low level, but that's...

Oh Dang, the Plans - 21 Feb 2005

Well, I suppose I'll never get to stop blogging about the tsunami. After all, it has done way enough not to hit the headlines again, atleast during our times. But for all these days, post-tsunami issues have been far worse...

The Foreign Altruism - 19 Feb 2005

One of my friends happened to travel down south, and was quite astonished by what he saw. It's not something new to see that people from all over the world joining hands to build a nation that's badly in need...

Playing the Relief Game - 17 Feb 2005

Just happened to see a chopper way cooler than that of which Mr. Powell flew a few weeks back and then realized it was the UN Assistant Secretary-General Hafiz Pasha on the move in his sweep through the Asian Tsunami...

The Will to Survive - 3 Feb 2005

Reaching, stretching towards the sun, the weed thinks its the only one that feels the need to exist and go on even though the world around it has changed between the destruction of cities where all that remains are the...

Battle for Baby 81 - 2 Feb 2005

Among millions of grieving stories today came an entirely unique one concerning the four months old baby who was found alive under a pile of debris after the tsunami. It was not longer ago that "Baby 81" stole the day...

An Island on Fire - 30 Jan 2005

The fires that used to last a year ago were washed by sea water and now new ones are beginning spring up. The problem is they are a bit warmer than the earlier ones. Post-Tsunami issues are building up day...

The Black Sunday - 26 Jan 2005

A month ago, no one ever thought a christmas holiday would turn into a nightmare. But to the dismay of all, it did. It's obviously not the first or the deadliest natural disaster that has ever taken place on earth....

After the Waves - 25 Jan 2005

The waves are by now only a part of the history books. But the bits and peices it left behind will be the sources of never ending tales for many years to come. It's been a while since I took...

A Counting Problem - 19 Jan 2005

A little bit of CS would indicate that it's virtually impossible to precisely count the number of dead bodies in a such a widespread disaster. Unfortunately the ones who were never included in the initial count and still MiC would...

Blame it on the Tsunami - 16 Jan 2005

Browsing through the papers It was fascinating to see the amount of stories published on just one topic itself. For the last three weeks their main theme has been nothing else but the "Tsunami", a word that entered Sri Lankan...

The Road to Galle - 15 Jan 2005

I took the road heading south to Galle, with the hope of explaining some things to myself. It helped me understand why not all shorelines were equally affected. The nature of the waves did not make a clean sweep of...

Back to the Sea - 15 Jan 2005

The Sri Lankan coastline is filled with fishermen who use the sea as their main source of living. Their daily catch would define the life of their own and their families. But it only took a few hours to erase...