Tsunami In Penang 2004

Thulaasi then 22 days old.

Tsunami in penang 2004. In the asian tsunami on december 26 2004 some of the northwestern coastal areas of malaysia particularly the island of penang were affected with devastating effects on the residents. In the asian tsunami on december 26 2004 some of the northwestern coastal areas of malaysia particularly the island of penang were affected with devastating effects on the residents. Take the case of a family whose village house in then kampung masjid was hit when the devasta ting tsunami struck on dec 26 2004. The huge waves that hit miami beach in batu ferringhi on boxing day in 2004 also smashed into suppiah s shop house and then swept out a mattress with a sleeping baby on it into the sea.

The wave crashing into the road at george town penang. Forty people drowned in penang and at least 30 are missing to this day after a massive earthquake in the seabed off west sumatra created a tsunami on boxing day in 2004. Malaysia was affected by the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 december 2004. It was a miracle that thulaasi survived the ordeal.

Despite its proximity to the epicentre of the earthquake malaysia escaped the kind of damage that struck countries hundreds of miles further away. This was the first time penangites experienced tsunami and many were caught by surprise. Tsunami at tanjung bungah of penang island. The second but actually earlier event spread over a week starting in mid december was a local and parochial outcry over penang s loss of shine.

Norshakirah azmi the oldest daughter can remember the day like. Within hours the tsunami of 26 december ended the year 2004 most horribly. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami and by the scientific community the sumatra andaman earthquake occurred at 07 58 53 in local time on 26 december with an epicentre off the west coast of northern sumatra indonesia it was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9 1 9 3 m w reaching a mercalli intensity up to ix. Not even safe safe penang was spared the tsunami s grievous destruction.

In penang the tsunami will remain etched in the minds of businessman a.