New years eve vs. power of nature

[MIKE BURN]

I think I never experienced such a silent new years eve.



Not much celebrating at all and I think it was good and appropriate this way.



Overnight the death toll in the tourist resorts of Thailand doubled and reached 10,000.



When I saw the first pictures of the catastrophe I thought it's maybe not that bad, maybe because the 100 feet wave was missing, but when watching the content of the links below, you know that people had not much chances.



Power of nature I



Power of nature II

[MIKE BURN]

News just rushed in, that the number of missing Germans, which have to be feared all dead, did rise from 1,500 to 3,200.



So many people, so many share similiar and unbelievable personal destinies.



In India alone, over 180,000 children lost their parents (usually more than one child per family, hence the big number).............

[MIKE BURN]

It is thought around 20,000 Swedes had travelled to Thailand this holiday season, to escape the harsh winter of northern Europe.



Authorities are fearing this tragedy may well become the worst natural disaster in the nation's history.



With a population of only 9 million, Sweden's expected loss of life proportionately matches that of Indonesia, and is exceeded only by Sri Lanka.