A tsunami's devastation.Among those places hardest hit by the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. tsunami caused by a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on December 26 (Christmas evening in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ) was Thailand's Patong Beach on Phuket Island, dubbed by many as the gayest resort area in all of Asia Many vacationing foreigners were killed by a fast-moving wall of water that destroyed shops and hotels. But as relief efforts got under way, some in this beach paradise where gay pride flags flap in the ocean breeze voiced optimism, noting that business at restaurants and nightclubs was already coming back. On the other side of the Bay of Bengal Noun 1. Bay of Bengal - an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India Andaman Sea - part of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay Peninsula Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east off the coast of India, noted gay Chicago interior designer Nate Berkus was vacationing in Sri Lanka when a devastating wave carded him and a friend out to sea. "It was horrible," Berkus told CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. shortly after saving himself. "Many people drowned." |
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