(Bloomberg) -- Peter Hoeppe, the chief scientist at
Munich Re, saw nature's destructive power up close. He found
himself in hip-deep water during the tsunami that left 229,000
people dead or missing in December 2004.
``It felt life-threatening,'' said Hoeppe, who was on
vacation in the Maldives when an underwater earthquake off
Sumatra sent waves as high as 30 meters (100 feet) crashing into
coastlines from southeast Asia to eastern Africa.
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Munich Re, saw nature's destructive power up close. He found
himself in hip-deep water during the tsunami that left 229,000
people dead or missing in December 2004.
``It felt life-threatening,'' said Hoeppe, who was on
vacation in the Maldives when an underwater earthquake off
Sumatra sent waves as high as 30 meters (100 feet) crashing into
coastlines from southeast Asia to eastern Africa.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
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