22000 Dead.

[AJ]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20041227/ap_on_re_as/quake_tidal_wave_10

WoW! That's fucking insane!

[TheBlizzard]

Holy shit!

CRAIG

[Raptor]

I am speechless, that is sad.

[Matt D.]

It's been estimated that the water rose 20 feet in minutes, washing at least a half mile inland, then it receeded as fast as it came.

[AJ]

That's just fucking insane the more I read about what happened. No way to get away from it.

[DSM97RS]

i was watching tv at 4 a.m. this morning and i was speachless. hearing the raw facts about it being the most powerful earthquake in 40 years, 30 ft waves moving 500 m.p.h., and thousands missing made it seem surreal.

[niterydr]

Wow thats sad.

[Jana]

That's scary and so sad. :( I was just watching Headline News, and they said there's no warning system in place because catastrophes like this only happen about once every 700 years in that area, but if they would have one in place like they do in the pacific it would have saved hundreds/thousands.

[JDM]

No one on here is stationed near there, are they?

[Jana]

As far as I know, Brandon would be the closest. Maybe he'll give us an update on what's going on.