before & after satellite images show Aceh...unbelieveable horror

[ElsewheresDaughter]

Aceh on northern Sumatra in scene details, at 2-meter resolution, taken by the IKONOS satellite from 423 miles in space, over Indonesia. The image on the left was taken on January 10, 2004 while the image at right was taken December 29, 2004. The death toll in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster soared above 125,000 on December 30, 2004 as millions scrambled for food and clean water and rumours of new waves sent many fleeing inland in panic. The Indonesian Health Ministry said just under 80,000 people had died in the northern Aceh province that was close to the undersea quake, some 28,000 more than previously announced

[Ganja Ninja]

1. The local weather man said last night ...

the island of Sumatra moved by 100 feet at the instant of the quake.

[idiosyncratic]

2. Kick for the evening crowd. These need to be seen. n/t

:kick:

[SoCalDem]

3. Banda Aceh before & after

Banda Aceh in June 04 and NOW

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. jesus

[opiate69]

5. Unfathomable.. damn.