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The 2004 Tsunami killed 250,000 people, and that only managed to stay on the news for a few weeks.

• ck2 13y ago
  Oh my gosh I had no idea the final toll was that high. That part of the world is being devastated.
  • aestra 13y ago
    According to the U.S. Geological Survey a total of 227,898 people died. Measured in lives lost, this it was one of the ten worst earthquakes in recorded history, as well as the single worst tsunami in history. Indonesia was the worst affected area, with most death toll estimates at around 170,000. However, another report by Siti Fadilah Supari, the Indonesian Minister of Health at the time, estimated the death total to be as high as 220,000 in Indonesia alone, giving a total of 280,000 casualties. It is also the fifth deadliest natural disaster since 1900. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll#Ten_deadliest_natural_disasters_of_the_past_century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_de... A large proportion of those killed were children. There were no deaths in The Philippines from the tsunami. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_an...
  • melling 13y ago
    ck2, you are definitely an interesting character. You go on anti-military rants, have anti-gun posts, attack the Red Cross as corrupt, criticize the US news, but claim not to understand one of the worst modern natural disasters. I don't suppose you live in the New York City area? I get the feeling we could have quite a few long debates. :-)
• ceejayoz 13y ago
  And a good portion of that news was "check out this interview with a Swedish couple saved from the wave" sort of stuff.
• filipedeschamps 13y ago
  This number is basically my whole town killed, twice.