December 26th

I wanted to write a big blog on this topic. But kannu ippo sokkarathale, keeping it short. Topic paathe odenu, you could have guessed what is it related to ...

Yes this is mainly about the Tsunami that we faced on 26th December 2004, before which most of us dint know what was Tsunami. Does the date December 26 or just "26" has something to do with this... Look at the below happenings

January 26, 2001

Day : Friday

Time : 8:46 AM local time

Scale : 7.7 on the Richter Scale

Epicenter : 43 miles northeast of Bhuj in Gujarat State

Destroyed large parts of the state of Gujarat. Of the 18 affected districts, Kutch-Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar and Rajkot are the most seriously damaged. In these four districts more than 16,000 people have died

December 26, 2004

An earthquake of magnitude 9.0, the strongest earthquake in 40 years, strikes in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra. While initial reports state that the resulting tsunamis killed approximately 100 people, by the end of the day this estimate has increased to over 14,000 people in coastal areas of Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Indonesia and Malaysia. Tremors are also felt as far as Singapore, eastern countries of Africa, and north-western Australia. A state of emergency is declared in Sri Lanka, where over 31,000 people are feared dead.

December 26, 2006

Southwestern Taiwan is shaken by a 7.2 earthquake at 20:28 (GMT+8). A second aftershock, estimated at 7.1 and centered in Pingtung County, is felt 5 minutes later. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, no Pacific-wide tsunami is expected.

Something Fishy ?????