Re: tsunami that killed over 200,000

On 12/26/2024 9:17 PM, JAB wrote:

Prayers, tears mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed
over 200,000
 People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia's
Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami,
one of modern history's worst natural disasters
...
...
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of
Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around
230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East
Africa. Some 1.7 million people were displaced, mostly in the four
worst-affected countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
 More than 170,000 people died in Indonesia alone.
 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/prayers-tears-mark-20-years-indian-ocean-tsunami-117109586

It's both sad and ironic that the worst natural disasters always seem to occur in the poorest countries with the most wretched people.
--
Dr. Auric D. Hellman
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