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Originally Posted by Happydude
wow...indonesia got hit HARD...
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Banda Aceh is very near to the epicenter of the earthquake, hence the massive destruction. India and Sri Lanka probably only experience extreme tidal waves (800km per hour) as they are far from that spot.
Banda Aceh, I heard, experienced the real earthquake as well as the waves. I saw heaps of cracked buildings...
Malaysian television interviewed a local celebrity who is of Acehnese origin. She said that she has lost 50 of her family members in the disaster. I don't even know if my immediate and extended family total up to that amount...