Tsunami documentary on BBC last night
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Yeah, then all trying to retreat when they realised what was happening. Then when the first wave went, they thought that was it, til the second, bigger one arrived.chewie_oo7 said:
Did you see the little island with hardly anyone living on it, they thought the whole inhabitants of the island would have been wiped out, but they all survived because they knew what the tide going out that far meant.
Beckiboo
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I watched this too, totally, totally shocking! The Thai people knew straight away something was wrong and tried to warn the tourists, some of whom were more concerned with looking at the tide going out than running to safety 
The footage was so scary, especially in Bandeh Aceh, before the wave struck and small puddles of water were seeping into the town, then when the wave hit, the sheer power of that black water
It just doesnt bear thinking about what them poor people went through 
The footage was so scary, especially in Bandeh Aceh, before the wave struck and small puddles of water were seeping into the town, then when the wave hit, the sheer power of that black water
It just doesnt bear thinking about what them poor people went through 
Morbyd
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I didn't see the show but I have a friend who was in Sri Lanka on vacation at the time. He got some people together on his return and showed some photos and told stories... sounded like utter devastation.
To his credit, he and his buddy stayed there for a few weeks after the tsunami (the wave hit on the second day of what was to be a 2 week vacation). They solicited money from friends and acquaintences by email and text message, gathered a few thousand $, and used the money to rent trucks to take food, water, clothes, etc. out to people in the affected areas. (everything was readily available in supermarkets in unaffected areas... and quite cheaply too).
It is amazing what a few thousand dollars and some organizational skills can accomplish. Makes me wonder what the billions of dollars in pledged inter-governmental aid really achieves when all is said in done.
To his credit, he and his buddy stayed there for a few weeks after the tsunami (the wave hit on the second day of what was to be a 2 week vacation). They solicited money from friends and acquaintences by email and text message, gathered a few thousand $, and used the money to rent trucks to take food, water, clothes, etc. out to people in the affected areas. (everything was readily available in supermarkets in unaffected areas... and quite cheaply too).
It is amazing what a few thousand dollars and some organizational skills can accomplish. Makes me wonder what the billions of dollars in pledged inter-governmental aid really achieves when all is said in done.
mambobirdette
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Absolutley devestating to watch, i could just about handle seeing the adults but the dead children just hit me.
The local survivers telling the stories of how they lost all their family too was just a little too much but i think it was a good idea to show it.
The local survivers telling the stories of how they lost all their family too was just a little too much but i think it was a good idea to show it.
