Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Kay as in Possums ??
Don't know now...damn - there is a post about it not that long ago
Don't know now...damn - there is a post about it not that long ago
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Kay as in Possums ??
Don't know now...damn - there is a post about it not that long ago
Don't know now...damn - there is a post about it not that long ago
yeah cas, possoms! am thinking malaysia now!!!
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Pollyana
I think they're in Malaysia......
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by debbiemc
yeah cas, possoms! am thinking malaysia now!!!
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Pollyana
I think they're in Malaysia......I remember her talking about Penang
Ok, everyone ...no more panicking !
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Emergency Management Australia are saying that there are probably less people killed than the media reports are suggesting - certainly at present they are not asking for urban search and rescue etc from Aus, so lets all pray that EMA are right, and that things aren't as bad as they seemed at first.
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
Does it say that people in poor parts of the world have worse infrastructure, building methods etc perhaps?
The USA is one of the most afluent and highly developed nations on Earth, but by the time Hurricane Katrina was finished with her, she looked like a 3rd World country.
All her modern infrastructure was swept away as if it had never been there; her levees were obliterated, her houses smashed to matchsticks and rubble; her plumbing overwhelmed; her civic buildings drowned in mud and filth; her transport systems destroyed and her utilities (electric, gas, phone, etc.) completely annihilated.
So you see, high-tech infrastructure is no guarantee of safety or security in the event of a natural disaster.
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
These things are true, but (a) it's not as if they actually attract or cause natural disasters, and (b) they're not always relevant to the extent and scale of the damage; modern countries can be just as badly affected, regardless of how well prepared they believe themselves to be.
Indeed, and living in an earthquake zone I am aware of this, however building methods, rescue capability and so on can make a big difference to the number of casualties.
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
Indeed, and living in an earthquake zone I am aware of this, however building methods, rescue capability and so on can make a big difference to the number of casualties.
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Re: Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
So you see, high-tech infrastructure is no guarantee of safety or security in the event of a natural disaster.[/QUOTE]
absolutely vash!! we are all vulnerable when it comes to natural disasters whether we live in a 4 stiry house or a mud hut!!!
absolutely vash!! we are all vulnerable when it comes to natural disasters whether we live in a 4 stiry house or a mud hut!!!