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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:10 PM Original message |
Rueters: Death Toll Tops 11,300 After Asian Quake, Tsunami |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow!!!......This is so sad. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Wanna see sad? Look at Yahoo boards... |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
78. Death Toll Update: Asian death toll passes 13,750 |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 08:18 AM Response to Reply #78 |
86. Update: Asian quake death toll passes 23,000 |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 08:26 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. FYI: links to earthquake monitoring sites |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. Casualty Toll for Foreigners in Disaster |
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Carl Brennan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 03:52 PM Response to Reply #48 |
98. I have been sending messages to Yahoo admin screaming to have |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 06:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
103. surprised by this |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder how long the destruction will continue. |
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StopDiggingTheHole (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
61. You have heard nothing about the U.S. offering aid |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 11:28 PM Response to Reply #61 |
82. Then we should be hearing about it. |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. duplicate thread |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Which was also a duplicate thread... |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Locked the older threads |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Just heard this on the Weather Channel as well. |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. What's the latest on Bangladesh? |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. There is a mention in this article... |
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anakie (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 06:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
43. nothing mentioned on Australian tv news this morning |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. Landmines uprooted in Sri Lanka. |
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truthpusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Sri Lanka tsunami kills 3,500, strands 750,000 |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. And then there will come the 'aftershocks' |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. WTF? The Deputy Press Secretary? |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. That was my first reaction. |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. Maybe an initial speaker can be Deputy, but the Prez ... |
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shuffnew (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 03:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
97. Not surprising... |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
104. What do we know of this particular falut line? |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here's the BBC/South Asia link |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Something from the BBC/S Asia site |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. It's the same with Burma/Myanmar |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. You're right. So far I can only find this at the BBC/S Asia site |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 11:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
81. Hard to get news out of Burma |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
54. Bangladesh had a 7.1 about the same time as the 9.0 in Indonesia |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. Two days after a 8.1 South of Australia? It occurred on 12/24. |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. That is exceedingly important especially along the Ring of Fire, |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I think I read this morning that |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
63. Yes, a massive vertical thrust, about 1000 km long and 10 m high |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. That why I brought it up, two 8.0+ earthquakes in three days... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Ring of Fire map |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 06:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Excellent Map of the Pushing & Shoving that is going on. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 06:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. The Second and smaller map is the most interesting |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. Thank you! The magnitude of the aftershocks over the next 48 hours |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. Born after 1964 I see. |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Delete Dupe |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:06 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. The loss of life is profound. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #77 |
90. I am NOT a geologist. |
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FlavaKreemSnak (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here is the url to donate to the relief effort |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Done; thank you so very much for posting this. eom |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. More about international relief agencies' efforts here |
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idealista (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. what about all the ships at sea? n/t |
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FarLeftRage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Ships out on the open sea are not affected |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 05:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. The interaction of the Tsunami and the Continental Shelves |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. IRIS seismic monitor |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. There have been 16 aftershocks ranging between 5.5 and 7.1-- |
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Oreegone (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. At-a-glance: Countries hit |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. Meanwhile all of cable news can't be bothered to cut away |
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tjdee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. Are these low lying areas? |
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alexisfree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. bbc |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. 8.9?! That's nearly 100 times as strong as 7.0 |
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leQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 06:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. USGS now puts it at a full 9.0 (eom) |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. I heard on CNN it was 9.2 WHOAH!!! |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:29 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Haven't heard of anything comparable in historic times - New Madrid maybe |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:55 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. The '64 quake in Alaska was 9.1 I think |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
68. It is the 5th largest |
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SariesNightly (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Unbelievable |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. Seychelles hit hard also |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 05:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Emergency declared in the Maldives |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
36. Casualty figures ........ |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 05:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Sadly |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
38. Of every 30 major earthquakes, some 21 or 22 follow a nuclear explosion |
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allemand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
46. Death toll now at 12,300 |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
49. how do we help ? |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:46 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. FlavKreemSnak posted above; here is the link: |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
52. The shaking continues. |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
67. Correct me if I am wrong |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
53. Nominated for DU home page. And a question about warnings |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
56. The Toba supervolcano is in Sumatra. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. From my old Geophysics textbook, circa 1985 |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. Force equal to a million Hiroshimas |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:03 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. The quake = to a million nukes is some firepower. Why no 24 hour news? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:33 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Because it's foreigners on the other side of the world dying |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:42 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. The earth literally rings after a big earthquake, for quite a while. |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
58. Cohen-Terrorists seek to alter the climate by setting off earthquakes |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 07:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Yikes, Ossama has an earthquake machine! |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. OMG! |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:27 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. It gives new meaning to "shaken, not stirred". n/t |
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pookieblue (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
69. OMG, this is so sad. |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
72. You know that the wingnut fundies are going to seize on this tragedy |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 09:55 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Bush Declares War on Tsunamis |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 10:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. We need to send a hospital ship and small craft to recover the bodies. |
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Cymbaline68 (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 11:05 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. Good thought, but |
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shawmut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-26-04 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
83. Death toll now at 13,390 |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
84. Update |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
85. My best friend is in Thailand teaching english.... |
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blueblitzkrieg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
88. CNN reports 21,000+ dead. |
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allemand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
89. Hundreds of Somalis died, entire villages and towns disappeared |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:56 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Somalia has suffered a lot lately |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
91. Ko Phi Phi is a very small island off Phuket |
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satori (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
93. Tsunami Kills 22,000 in Nine Countries |
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allemand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
94. Indonesian vice president: up to 10,000 killed in Banda Aceh alone |
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allemand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 04:06 PM Response to Reply #94 |
101. Cease-fire declared in Aceh |
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allemand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #94 |
102. Aceh could be worst hit |
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allemand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
95. 30,000 missing in Andaman and Nicobar islands off India |
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Carl Brennan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
99. Has anybody here worked in these relief agencies or know much |
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kerrygoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-27-04 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
100. Action Alert: List of Agencies for Donations to Aid Asia |
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