TSUNAMI
THE WARMTH OF CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS HAD
NOT FADED IN THE MIND OF PEOPLE, IN THE EARLY MORNING
OF 26th DECEMBER,2004 THE GREAT TARRFIC DEVASTATING
EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THE HEART OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT, CRUSHED, WASHED AWAY BEFORE THEY EVEN KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE EPICENTRE OF
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS BETWEEN THE NORTHENTIP OF
SUMATRA AND THE SOUTHERN END OF ANDAMAN AND
NICOBAR. IT WAS CAUSED AT 7:59 A.M IN THE INDONESIA
COAST. IT AFFECTED SRILANKA, TAMILNADU AND COSTAL
AREA, ANDHRA AND KERALA.
THIS EARTHQUAKE HIT ON THE RICHTER SCALE 9.1.
IT CAUSED TSUNAMI. TSUNAMI IS A SERIOUS OF LONG AND
HIGH WAVES TRAVELLING OVER THE OCEAN AT SPEED OF
JETAIR CRAFT. THE EARTHQUAKE OF INDONESIA CAUSED
HEAVED THE OCEAN FLOOR TO CREAT WAVES TRAVELLING AT
750/800 K.M/1Hr. ALL DIRECTION. THE EYE OF WITNESS SAYS
THE HUGE WAVES WERE TALLER THAN PALM TREE.
THE TSUNAMI HAS WASHED MANY LIVES HOUSES,
VAST STRETCHES OF AREA MANY COASTAL HOSTELS, OFFICES.
THE NEWS STUNNED THE WORLD FOR A MOMENT.
INDONESIA, SRILANKA, MALAYSIA WILL TAKE MANY YEARS
TO REPAIR IT. CONTRIBUTIONS CAME FROM ALL DIRECTIONS,
OFFICIALS AND INDIVIDUAL HELP WAS CONTINUING. THE
ARMED FORCES HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN BOTH THESE
OPERATIONS. DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN TAKING
NECESSARY STEPS TO SUPPLY FOOD, MEDICINES AND OTHERS
TO THE VICTIMS IN NON-ENDING PROCESS. THE WORLD HAS
JOINED HAND TO MITIGATE THE MISERY OF THE AFFECTED
ONES. AGAIN WE HAVE SHOWN-“MAN IS NOT BORN TO ADMIT
DEFEAT”. WITH LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT LIFE STARTED TO
LIMP BACK OF NORMALCY. MAN, AT THE APEX OF HIS
KNOWLEDGE IS TOO MISERABLE A CREATURE BEFORE WRATH
OF NATURE. WE CANNOT AVOID IT BUT OUR WELL PREPAREDNESS CAN MINIMIZE THE LOSS. UNREASONABLE USE
OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MASSIVE DEFORESTATION A RAPID
INCREASE IN THE BURNING OF FUEL HAS IMBALANCED
NATURE. THERE IS STILL TIME FOR MAN TO LEARN FROM SUCH
CALAMITIES. WE PRAY GOD LET THE WORLD NOT SEE IT
AGAIN.
“CRISES ARE CHALLENGES, NOT CALAMITIES”
