Faces of The Dead |
This page is currently devoted to the victims of the South Asian Tsunami. The current estimates are that 212,611 people were killed in this disaster. The actual number is probably higher. Many towns in Indonesia were completely destroyed with few bodies left behind to count, or family members left to report the losses.
We frequently hear of large numbers of people killed in war or natural disasters. It is difficult to visualize numbers that large. This Applet was designed to help us understand those numbers. Just enter a number in the box below and hit "Start" to see that many faces scrolling by. Try to watch until all of them have passed. The faces are iconic symbols meant to represent all people.
Please pass this URL on to your friends, or add a link from your website.
You may also wish to view the faces from these other historic events.
The numbers below are approximate. You can type any number into the field above and hit start.
[Note: this list is incomplete. There is no way to fairly represent every loss of life.]
| Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915 | |
| Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941 | 2,200 |
| Terrorist Attack on America, 9/11/2001 | 3,173 |
| Coalition Casualties from War on Iraq as of 1/18/2005 | |
| Estimated US Deaths from Gulf War Syndrome | 9,500 |
| Battle of Gettysburg (3 days) | |
| US Casualties in Vietnam War | |
| Documented Iraq Civilian war deaths 2003 to 2008 | |
| Estimated Iraqi Casualties in 1st Gulf War | 150,000 |
| Nuclear Bomb over Hiroshima, 1945-50 | |
| South Asian Tsunami, 12/26/2004 | 212,600 |
| Tobacco Deaths in Y2000 in USA | |
| United States Civil War | 620,000 |
| North Vietnamese Casualties in Vietnam War | |
| African Slavery | |
| Holocaust, WWII | |
| Total Casualties of WWII |
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