Asia quake death toll nears 10,000
The initial quake, measuring 8.9 in magnitude, struck about 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island around 7 a.m. Sunday (0000 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.
It is the fifth largest earthquake in recorded history, according to the NEIC. The measurements have been taken since 1899.
You've got to wonder if nature is trying to exterminate us...
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You've got to wonder if nature is trying to exterminate us...
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33,000 now and the final toll could go past 60,000. 
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/1 ... index.html
It's being called the worst natural disaster to man, ever.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/1 ... index.html
It's being called the worst natural disaster to man, ever.
NOW 52,000 Deaths Spread Across 11 Nations... man this is really bad, I believe one of the worst catastrophes of the history, and the news said that disease could double the toll... 
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