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"Whenever an earthquake or tsunami can take a large number of innocent lives, a surprised world talks of little else." (Anne M. Mulcahy) In the Religious world, Dec 25 is a period of great rejoicing and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It really is the most festive season, marked by parties, cathedral services, and offering gifts. Additionally it is a popular vacation time, as family members use the breaks distributed by offices and colleges to visit, often to incredible destinations. That's the reason so many of those who witnessed the fantastic tsunami of 2004 were not native to the areas struck, but possessed traveled to enjoy the sun through the deceased of winter. Many of them slept soundly on Christmas nights and woke up the following morning with programs to enjoy a great day of participating in along white seashores or exploring dense jungles. For most, it was supposed to be the adventure of an eternity, but also for everyone in your community, it could instead become a fight for survival. Around 8:00 a.m. on Dec 26, an enormous earthquake registering 9.1-9.3 on the Richter Scale struck off of Sumatra, Indonesia, rendering it the third strongest earthquake ever noted by seismographs. On top of that, the earthquake shook for nearly ten minutes and generated extremely strong tsunami waves, a few of which topped out at over 100 foot, as they crashed inland in places like Thailand, India, and Indonesia. Given the fantastic distances traveled, a few of the tsunami waves didn't reach shore until seven hours after the earthquake, but because of the element of shock, people in your community had almost no caution of what was coming. With an increase of energy than that generated by every tool and bomb used during World Battle II put together, the tsunami waves pulverized whole towns and swept away hundreds of thousands of individuals across Southeast Asia.
