Tsunami

The death toll from the tsunamis is up to 80,000, I read this morning. And they worry that it may double from disease because of lack of access to clean water and stuff. I wonder what the last natural disaster was that caused this much devastation? I just read about two people from the US who were scuba diving during the tsunami and didn't even know anything was happening until they surfaced. There's a lesson there somewhere...
Speaking of tsunamis, I know a guy, 20, who has been saving up for a month-long trip in Thailand this January, just swimming, surfing, and hanging out. I remember thinking, "I guess he won't go now" -- actually, he left yesterday, and is going to spend the whole month volunteering, in construction and whatever else, helping to rebuild. Pretty cool...