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chinapage · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:39 am Post subject: Tsunami hit Sri Lanka

SRI Lanka declared a national disaster today as officials said the first tsunami to hit the Indian Ocean island in 16 years may have killed as many as 500 people.

The word tsunami is derived from the Japanese word of 津波
The Chinese word is 海嘯 or 海啸.

For more informations, see
http://www.nju.edu.cn/njuc/dikexi/earthscience/chp7/hx.htm

http://www.chinapage.com/science/tidalwave.html

December 26, 2004

willyex · Joined: 20 Jun 2009 Posts: 1

After the Tsunami disaster that happen in Thailand, how does it change people attitude and behavior living? in Pattaya and Phuket. I heard that aft er the Tsunami disaster happen people in Pattaya and Phuket are not as friendly as use to be.
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