Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
May 27th 2006, 7:58 am
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Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
May 27th 2006, 8:24 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Luma
May 27th 2006, 8:36 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Irish Aussie Teen
I heard it on the news earlier and they said only 5 died?!
If you can cast your mind back to the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunamis. Initially it was only a couple of hundred, it took quite some time (weeks) for the final (??) figure of more than 230K to surface.
May 27th 2006, 9:08 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
it's awful, not having much luck there are they, I keep watching on sky news for updates
May 27th 2006, 9:10 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Bloody awful - poor people. More die if the tremors are overnight as more people are in their beds. Quakes that happen during the day usually mean many less dead.
This is very sad - they're in a very unfortunate part of the world.
This is very sad - they're in a very unfortunate part of the world.
May 27th 2006, 9:15 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Figure is going up all the time
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/5022558.stm
Just heard a figure of well over 2000 on BBC news.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/5022558.stm
Just heard a figure of well over 2000 on BBC news.
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May 27th 2006, 9:17 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Grayling
Figure is going up all the time
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/5022558.stm
Just heard a figure of well over 2000 on BBC news.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/5022558.stm
Just heard a figure of well over 2000 on BBC news.
G
May 27th 2006, 10:52 am
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Poor bastards. Why is it that the people who tend to be lowest on the socio-economic ladder, are also the ones who get the most stick from natural disasters? 
May 27th 2006, 12:01 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Just heard that 2500 people are estimated as dying
May 27th 2006, 2:01 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Just heard that 2500 people are estimated as dying
yeah thats just what ive heard
it just seems one huge tragic event after another in the past few years !! very scary and sad!!
May 27th 2006, 2:06 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by debbiemc
yeah thats just what ive heard it just seems one huge tragic event after another in the past few years !! very scary and sad!!
it just seems one huge tragic event after another in the past few years !! very scary and sad!!Like you say...scary, but also like Vash said...sad that these natural disaster hit those people who live in poor parts of the world.
May 27th 2006, 2:10 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Yes...remember that awful mudslide in Honduras when an estimated 100,000 died - that was soon superceded by 9/11 in the news ....followed by more natural disasters - earthquakes and the tsunami.
Like you say...scary, but also like Vash said...sad that these natural disaster hit those people who live in poor parts of the world.
Like you say...scary, but also like Vash said...sad that these natural disaster hit those people who live in poor parts of the world.
just a thought, but where have kay and col gone???
May 27th 2006, 2:10 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
One of our supporters moved to Indonesia about 2 years ago to be a English Teacher..... He lives in Bogor Indonesia.... and is chatting about the situation on the Palace BBS rite now and claims there are over 3,000 dead
http://forums.cpfc.org/showthread.php?threadid=133007
http://forums.cpfc.org/showthread.php?threadid=133007
May 27th 2006, 2:12 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by debbiemc
always!!! i'm not religious, but my husband always quotes a piece from the bible!! i cant quote it cos he isnt here but basicly it predicts what will happen to the world!
just a thought, but where have kay and col gone???
just a thought, but where have kay and col gone???
Don't know now...damn - there is a post about it not that long ago
May 27th 2006, 2:16 pm
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by debbiemc
always!!! i'm not religious, but my husband always quotes a piece from the bible!! i cant quote it cos he isnt here but basicly it predicts what will happen to the world!