Miracle Tsunami Stories...

In this heart-wrenching picture, a woman is seen running directly toward the killer waves in a desperate bid to warn family members in the water.

 

Her identity and the family's fate remained unknown for a week. But Swedish mother Karin Svaerd, her husband and three sons are back home in Sweden, happy to report that somehow they all survived with little more than a few scratches.

Moments before the tsunami leveled his village in Indonesia, Rizal Shah Putrah heard frantic calls of warning. But it was too late and he was swept out to sea.

 

A miracle in the form of this up-rooted tree kept him alive. Surviving on food he found floating in the water, he clung on for eight days surrounded only by dead bodies as the currents carried him nearly 100 miles from shore. Spotted by sailors on a Japanese ship, he was taken to neighboring Malaysia.

Days after being found alone, 18-month Hannes Bergstroem from Sweden was flown by helicopter to hospital with the reported help of a Thai princess.

 

Soon after his photo was posted on the Internet, his uncle called and set up the reunion with Hannes' father, Marko Karkkainen, at a hospital on the Thai island of Phuket.

 

Despite the joy of seeing one another again, the day was tinged with sadness and anxiety -- Hannes' mother Suzanne Bergstroem was still missing.

A 60-year-old man, believed to have survived nearly two weeks under the rubble in Sri Lanka, was able to speak a few words, telling doctors he has a son and daughter.

 

The man, who says his name is Sirasena, was found under the remnants of a shop in Galle's market area.

 

Doctors say it was possible that rain following the disaster kept him hydrated long enough to live.

 

"Miracles do happen," Dr. Chandra Pala Mudanngake said.

For four fishermen from the badly-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra, the arrival of an Indian coast guard cutter was surely a sight for sore eyes.

 

The badly sun burnt men were first spotted by a helicopter after weathering the tsunami and drifting for nine days in a wooden dinghy with a makeshift sail, a broken engine and no food or water.

 

Rescuers said the men could barely speak and could only say "Indonesia" when asked for their names.

Hours after Indonesia's search and rescue teams said chances of finding more survivors were very bleak, an Aceh man beat the odds.

 

Tengku Sofyan, a 24-year-old fisherman, was found alive after being pinned under his boat for seven days. He had no food or water for a week.

 

Doctors described his condition as "very fragile" and said they hoped his body is as strong as his will to live.

This tiny baby boy was due on January 15th but his mother went into premature labor hours after fleeing her coastal home on India's Hut Bay island.

 

Namita Roy gave birth on a jungle hilltop surrounded by her husband and 700 survivors.

 

Fearful of aftershocks, the family ate bananas and drank coconut water for days before seeking medical attention.

 

As for the baby's name? He'll be called "Tsunami."

paul gascoine?

Who?

This is pretty beautiful... Touching that they named the baby Tsunami.

Originally posted by El Producto@Feb 1 2005, 11:08 AM

 

 

paul gascoine?

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Hahahahahaha.......

Awesome