I have been following the news on the web of the tragedy in South Asia
unleashed by the earthquake and tidal wave. I hope that our friends
living in the affected areas and those near and dear to them were not
personally affected, and my heart goes out to all those who lost loved
ones.
-- Bhaskar
Bhaskar,
Thank you for your concern. We're OK here. I wasn't even aware of the
earthquake until late last night. It was reported in this morning's
papers that there were 53 killed and 34 still missing (in Malaysia)
mainly from the northern states of Penang and Kedah, drowned by the
tidal
Hi,
I have relatives in Penang Island hit by the tidal
waves, which happens to be the only source of concern
as the latest BBC news reported 64 drowned.
However most of inhabitants on the island live on the
east side facing the mainland. Also the contour of
ridges towards earth fault lines are
