Tsunami Black Lens

Author: Ai Xin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "I saw 24 corpses on a road six miles long. I saw children's bodies coiled in metal nets. Rows of men and women stood by the roadside, asking if they 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 after the waves receded, some fish remained on the beach. Some residents rushed to pick up the fish when the second wave arrived." —AP Photographer Marasinha We are launching this book in collaboration with China Central Television's "News Investigation" to commemorate all the people 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 the tsunami-affected countries. The reconstruction work in the disaster area is a tough and long process, requiring every one of us to contribute our own love and care!
"Morning, we were drinking coffee at Starbucks by the sea when the giant wave suddenly arrived. We fled for our lives and saw three Japanese people disappear into the sea." —German Datter (Phuket, Thailand)
"Morning, while driving along the coastline, I saw a strange scene. The sea was white with 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 now black and gray." —Malaysian Enval (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 advanced 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 tsunami disaster and post-disaster rescue. It warns people to cherish life, protect the natural environment that humans depend on, and improve human self-protection and early warning capabilities to create a harmonious coexistence with nature.
Indonesia struck a blow with one punch, but neighboring countries suffered countless casualties. The sea, with its heart filled with anger, rose high, unsatisfied with a life of fish and shrimp, deliberately tasting the flavor of humans. We, the same species who lost our senses, caused grief to those who were alive.