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...they were unaware that a powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia had triggered a tsunami that would kill more than 155,000. The deadly wave felt like little more than a bump to the Chens because tsunamis don’t develop into tall waves until they approach the shore...
Naresh Ramarajan ’04, also from Tamil Nadul, is currently traveling around Indonesia as a Rockefeller fellow. “My best friend’s parents literally ran from the waves in [the Indian coastal town of] Cuddalore and bought their way into the first bus out of town for an enormous sum,” Ramarajan wrote in an e-mail from Indonesia. He added that his family and friends were all safe...
...hoping helping in Indonesia might somewhat ease my conscience about staying in Indonesia when my home state has been hit and needs help,” he wrote...
...reported death toll would be understated. Whole families are missing. Who would report them?" SYAIFUDDIN ABDULLAH, oil-company project manager, who lost his sister and brother-in-law in Indonesia's Aceh province during the Sumatran earthquake...
...Love, Louis and Theo" and a leaflet offering $10,000 for any information about a Swedish family--a mother, father and four children. As the full horror of the death toll in Aceh became apparent at the end of the week, it was clear that in countries other than Indonesia, the count could still rise. Five days after the tsunami, there were fears that hundreds or possibly thousands of corpses might still be undiscovered in Khao Lak, a Thai resort area that was devastated. Even the few heartwarming tales of survival--of children reunited with their parents after days spent...