Friday, December 26, 2014
Prayer, weeping and reflections adorn the 10th anniversary of the tsunami that struck Asia. Warning was conducted in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Somalia.
December 26, 2004, an earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale (SR) rocked Aceh. Not long after that, a giant sea waves swept coastal areas from 14 countries. Worst hit areas appear in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Somalia.
Most of the victims are thousands of foreign tourists who enjoy the Christmas celebrations around Asia. This tragedy soon shake the world, after it was revealed approximately 250 thousand people were killed by the tsunami.
The 10th anniversary of the tsunami tragedy not only take place in Indonesia. Vice President Jusuf Kalla led warning in Banda Aceh and describe what happens when high waves hit.
Vice President calls cries burst when it, along with confusion, shock, fear and suffering. But do not forget to hold dihaturkan prayer.
Celebrations also took place in Thailand, where approximately 5,300 people were killed. The warning was made at a memorial in the village of Ban Nam Khem flat when the wave hit.
When this warning lasts survivors recall the terrible self-rescue efforts at once filled with wonders. Among the warning made by the international community, took place also in Sweden, which lost 543 citizens in the tsunami.
In Sri Lanka where 31 thousand citizens were killed, the survivors and the families of the 1,000 people who died when a train hit by the tsunami, up Ocean Queen Express and headed Peraliya. They went to the location where the train was off the track after the tsunami.
Towards this tsunami warning, one of the train's employees say that kekurangtahuan about the tsunami, caused the downfall of many lives.
"We have 15 minutes to move the passengers to safety. We should be able to do that. We have time, but there is no knowledge," said Wanigaratne Karunatilleke, as quoted by AFP on Friday (12/26/2014).
Tsunami warning system finally formed in 2011. It includes watchtowers, buoys and monitor seismic movements. While some countries are making huge investments in disaster preparedness.