Hi all,
Just wanted to share this experience with you guys. At about 9am 26/12/04 (local time) we felt a tremor lasting about 5 minutes. My wife thought it was due to my son kicking the bed got up to find the cupboards and cups shaking quite badly. I was playing golf at my local club near the hillside so I didn't feel anything.
I met up with my wife at noon and while having lunch, we found out that the cause was due to a massive quake off Sumatra, Indonesia. Thinking that the worse was over everybody went about their daily routine.
The big chaos came a bit after 1pm. Tidal waves measuring 5 to 8 metres hit the coastal areas of Penang. Worse hit areas were the popular resort beaches and as of 9am this morning the death toll has reached 53 with 30+ still unaccounted for.
This is the first major natural disaster ever to hit us as we have never had earthquakes, tidal waves and such. Everyone is a bit shell shocked and search and rescue operations are still underway. A colleague of mine who stays next to the beach has his whole house covered in mud. Even sea life such as prawns, fish were washed up to the roads.
This morning's papers had lots of pictures which were quite sad to look at. There was a picture of a dolphin washed up, a jetski on the roof of a coffeeshop (nobody knows what happened to the person on it) and lots more.
I will keep you guys posted on any new updates.
Just wanted to share this experience with you guys. At about 9am 26/12/04 (local time) we felt a tremor lasting about 5 minutes. My wife thought it was due to my son kicking the bed got up to find the cupboards and cups shaking quite badly. I was playing golf at my local club near the hillside so I didn't feel anything.
I met up with my wife at noon and while having lunch, we found out that the cause was due to a massive quake off Sumatra, Indonesia. Thinking that the worse was over everybody went about their daily routine.
The big chaos came a bit after 1pm. Tidal waves measuring 5 to 8 metres hit the coastal areas of Penang. Worse hit areas were the popular resort beaches and as of 9am this morning the death toll has reached 53 with 30+ still unaccounted for.
This is the first major natural disaster ever to hit us as we have never had earthquakes, tidal waves and such. Everyone is a bit shell shocked and search and rescue operations are still underway. A colleague of mine who stays next to the beach has his whole house covered in mud. Even sea life such as prawns, fish were washed up to the roads.
This morning's papers had lots of pictures which were quite sad to look at. There was a picture of a dolphin washed up, a jetski on the roof of a coffeeshop (nobody knows what happened to the person on it) and lots more.
I will keep you guys posted on any new updates.
Earthquakes and tsunamis must be VERY scary! No warnings at all 
