Have you ever been experienced a natural disaster? If so, which one?

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Have you ever been experienced a natural disaster? If so, which one? - Lemmy.World

Was it earthquake, tsunami, tornado, storm, flood, or?

Not me, but my aunt and cousins were on holiday Sri Lanka in 2004 when the tsunami hit. They managed to get to a higher elevation in time, but lost most of their stuff, including passports, as the place they were staying at was basically washed away.
What does it do to things like visas, customs, etc. when all your travel documents and similar credentials are just obliterated like that?
I’ll have to ask her. But I’d assume the first step would finding the nearest embassy of your country and ask them for help.
2004 is Aceh earthquake right? The fact that the earthquake was so strong the tsunami reached another country is mind-blowing to me…
It hit several countries. A couple of hundred people died in Somalia.