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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - An earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean on Sunday, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that ravaged coasts across thousands of miles and killed over 23,000 people. On Monday, legions of rescuers spread across Asia, searching for survivors and rushing aid to the hundreds of thousands injured or left homeless.
The death toll along the southern coast of Asia â and as far west as Somalia, on the African coast, where nine people were reported lost â steadily increased Monday as authorities sorted out a far-flung disaster caused by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake, strongest in 40 years and fourth-largest in a century.
More than one million people were driven from their homes in Indonesia alone, and rescuers there on Monday combed seaside villages for survivors. The Indian air force used helicopters to rush food and medicine to stricken seashore areas. And in Sri Lanka, 20,000 soldiers were deployed as rescuers.
Source: MSN
My condolences to anyone effected by this terrible tradgedy. Nature can be harsh. Hopefully countries around the world will provide aid and comfort to some of the victims. Some scientists said this earthquake effected the rotation of the Earth.
The death toll along the southern coast of Asia â and as far west as Somalia, on the African coast, where nine people were reported lost â steadily increased Monday as authorities sorted out a far-flung disaster caused by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake, strongest in 40 years and fourth-largest in a century.
More than one million people were driven from their homes in Indonesia alone, and rescuers there on Monday combed seaside villages for survivors. The Indian air force used helicopters to rush food and medicine to stricken seashore areas. And in Sri Lanka, 20,000 soldiers were deployed as rescuers.
Source: MSN
My condolences to anyone effected by this terrible tradgedy. Nature can be harsh. Hopefully countries around the world will provide aid and comfort to some of the victims. Some scientists said this earthquake effected the rotation of the Earth.