Tsunami death toll tops 116,000

[Darth Kenobi]

Also, my thoughts go out to you Hemish and your family back home.  I just cannot imagine what is happening over there

Yeah Hermish my thoughts are with you and your family as will.  Hope you guys hear from your mother's cousin soon.

[Rob]

This is a horrible event, more than likely the worst to date in our life times. 

In terms of natural disasters you'd be right - in terms of man-made disasters you'd need to remember Rwanda and the Sudan.

[aka DaBigKahuna]

Let me preface the data below by saying, any loss of life is horrible.  My friend and I were discussing some of the natural disaster data below at dinner last night.

1) Earthquake that struck the Chinese City of Shaanazi in 1556 = 830,000 people.

2) Earthquake that struck the Chinese City of Tangashan in 1976 = 255,000-600,000 people.  This is amazing as this occured in my lifetime and I do not remember it.

3) Typhoon in Calcutta India in 1737 that killed 300,000 people.

I am glad that the company I work for has made a donation and is matching employee's donations dollar for dollar if they chose to donate to help the countries that were in the path of the Tsunami. 

DBK   

[Ben]

Now the estimate is at 140,000.

I'm hoping my company will take our money for Christmas parties and donate to  the people affected by this tragedy.

[Killer185]

This is a horrible event, more than likely the worst to date in our life times. 

In terms of natural disasters you'd be right - in terms of man-made disasters you'd need to remember Rwanda and the Sudan.

Totally agreed.

[Scott]

This should give us all some perspective

http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/2.html

Click the before and after button...its just horrible

[DSJ™]

I've seen that site before Scott. Just unbelievable, all gone. 

[JesseVader08]

This should give us all some perspective

http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/2.html

Click the before and after button...its just horrible

Wow.  Seeing those pictures really drove home what has happened.  It's actually a shame (for my empathy of the world) that I need the pics to "understand".  No matter what crappy things go on in my life, I've got it so much better than millions of others.