Tsunami Black Lens: Photos of the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

Author: Ai Xin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "I saw 24 corpses on a road six li long. I saw children's bodies coiled in metal nets. Rows of men and women stood by the roadside, asking if anyone had seen their families. I also saw people transporting corpses from the sea to the road, wrapping them in aprons. The giant waves brought fish ashore, and when the waves receded, some fish were left on the beach. Some residents ran to pick up the fish, but the second wave came." — Associated Press photojournalist Marasinghe. We, in collaboration with China Central Television's 'News Survey,' have launched this book to commemorate all those who lost their lives in this tsunami. We solemnly commit that every book includes one yuan in charity donations from disaster-stricken areas, which will be transferred by the China Charity Federation to tsunami-affected countries. The reconstruction work in the disaster areas is a tough and long process, requiring each of us to contribute our own share of love!
"Morning, we were drinking coffee at Starbucks by the sea when the giant wave suddenly came. We ran for our lives and saw three Japanese people disappear into the sea." — German Dattler (Phuket, Thailand)
"Morning, while driving along the coastline, I saw a strange sight. The sea was white, covered in foam. A 6-meter-high wave surged onto the shore for about 15 minutes. Later, I found a woman on the beach. I wanted to save her, but her mouth was full of gray mud. She was dead. The normally blue sea was black and gray." — Malaysian Ean (Penang, Malaysia)
The earthquake near Sumatra Island in the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004, was the strongest in human history in nearly half a century, with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale. The earthquake did not end instantly after its outbreak. Due to the immense energy released by the underwater earthquake gathering and spreading in the seawater, one hour later, it struck the Indonesian archipelago and moved even further toward the Indian Peninsula and even the African continent. The Indian Ocean tsunami affected disaster-stricken areas in more than ten countries in Asia and Africa.
Remember these tragic scenes, look at these rescue scenes. Tsunami - Black Lens -- Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Photography presents 100 authentic images and related textual materials to show the disaster and post-disaster rescue. It warns people to cherish life and protect the natural environment that humans rely on for survival; it also reminds people to continuously improve human self-protection and early warning capabilities to create a harmonious environment of coexistence and coordinated development with nature.
Indonesia struck a blow with an old fist, but neighboring countries suffered countless casualties. The sea, lifting its heart's anger high, was not satisfied with a life of fish and shrimp. It deliberately tasted the flavor of humans. We, the same species who enjoy the delicacies, lost our senses, yet left the living in grief.