As death toll numbers climb higher and higher, one feels a slow increasing despair for the plight of the people of this region and for those others who lost family or friends in this disaster. There is not much one can do except to give monetary contribution where one can. I hope, and I expect, they will start collecting used clothes soon because I certainly have quite a lot to give away.
It is a frightening thought that the earth wobbled and that coastlines have changed shaped because of this event. And at the same time, I am awed by the power of nature.
Beaches have been destroyed. These popular holiday spots are now gone and won't exist for many years to come. I don't know if they will ever return to their beautiful forms after this. (I am no expert in earth sciences.) And for many years to come, people will look out and wonder when that peaceful picturesque picnic spot on the beach will be plunged by a tide of death. Will we ever look out at the sea the same way again?
Tsunamis happen, but I don't think there was ever so large a scale in our generation or the last. I might be wrong.
What next?