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Former Member
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Not a Tsunami again please
 Three killed by Indonesian quake At least three people have been killed and 25 seriously injured by a 7.5-magnitude quake near Indonesia's western Aceh province, officials say. The tremor, whose epicentre was near the island of Simeulue, 319km (198 miles) off the coast of Sumatra, also damaged many buildings, they added. The epicentre was close to that of the earthquake which triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami, killing 200,000 people ....... Added The number of wounded people rose to 34 in Simeuleu Island of Aceh Medical team from nearby province of North Sumatra had already arrived in the island. Television footage showed that thousands of people still stayed outside their houses due to fears of aftershocks. |
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Former Member
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Not a Tsunami again please Three killed by Indonesian quake At least three people have been killed and 25 seriously injured by a 7.5-magnitude quake near Indonesia's western Aceh province, officials say. The tremor, whose epicentre was near the island of Simeulue, 319km (198 miles) off the coast of Sumatra, also damaged many buildings, they added. The epicentre was close to that of the earthquake which triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami, killing 200,000 people ....... Added The number of wounded people rose to 34 in Simeuleu Island of Aceh Medical team from nearby province of North Sumatra had already arrived in the island. Television footage showed that thousands of people still stayed outside their houses due to fears of aftershocks. Let's hope not!  |
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Now, an ultra-orthodox Israeli MP is blaming local earthquakes on laws protecting gays from discrimination!
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Former Member
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Now, an ultra-orthodox Israeli MP is blaming local earthquakes on laws protecting gays from discrimination! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7255657.stm It's not the first time fundamentalist crackpots have said something like this. In 2005 Westboro Baptist Church said "God sent the tsunami to kill 5000 vacationing Swedes" for the Swedish tolerance of homosexuality. These people disgust me.  http://www.godhatessweden.com/pdf/050102.pdf [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Feb 21, 2008 3:56:10 PM] |
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Dataman
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Must be quake day. 6.0 (six miles deep) in Nevada this morning.
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Diana G.
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Sending prayers...
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Indonesian quake leaves 57 dead, dozens missing
Rescuers dug through rocks and debris with their bare hands Thursday in search of dozens of villagers believed buried in a landslide triggered by a strong Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 57 people and damaged thousands of buildings..... Our prayers on its way .. |
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My prayers too...
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Quake survivor: 'I was buried alive'
Retired Army soldier Bana Subandi was watching television in his two-story home he built when a 7.0 magnitude-quake suddenly struck his corner of western Indonesia and buried him alive. "I thought it was a normal quake, not the first time for us, but it was getting bigger and the ceiling started to fall on me," said the 67-year-old, who wept at times as he recounted his experience. "I was buried alive."-..... |
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A nightmare!
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