Month: December 2004
News: 126,000 dead and rising
The body count in Indonesia alone could reach 400,000. If it does, the dead will likely number…
News. Body count now at 116,000.
Great.Indonesia. 79,900 +Sri Lanka. 24,000 +India. 10,000 + 16,000 estimated still missing. INDONESIA. Bodies still lying decomposing…
Thoughts on communicating tsunami warnings.
Here, when there are going to be scheduled water or power cuts, or dengue fever alerts, or…
Land mines hamper relief efforts in Batticaloa
It’s about 2/3 of the way down the page. Short version. It’s on the east side of…
Updates on aftershocks – up to 75
MAG DATE UTC-TIME LAT LON region y/m/d h:m:s deg deg 5.7 29 12 2004 21:12:59 5.202 94.713…
Receding water precedes a tsunami
I was talking to people here about the receding waters preceding a tidal wave. I know about…
News footage
News: there are still 11,290 people missing in Sri Lanka. I suspect it’s pretty safe to assume…
How are things here generally now?
We haven’t been to the grocery store since it happened. We had enough food at home already….
22,000 confirmed dead in Sri Lanka, 68,000 confirmed deada total
But there are still tens of thousands of people still missing, so the count can – and…
Rapidly receding shoreline means a tsunami is coming. Run for your life!
When I was at the church yestereday, I spoke to our district president for a bit. He’s…
Give generously! Charitable organizations helping out with south Asian earthquake and tsunami
The following is a list of US charitable organizations. When/if I have time, I will add Canadian…
Vacation plans are crimps – email to Kim in Male, Maldives
Here are some further crimps in the vacation plan. There are food shortages. Many stores are closed…
Sumatra earthquake and tsunami costliest disaster ever
Red Cross and Oxfam are both heavily involved in the relief efforts in south Asia. Either one…
I want to bawl like a baby
I went to the church to help distribute food and clothing. The packages are being taken to…
The death toll continues to climb.
New estimates: 25,000 dead in Indonesia 13,000 dead in Sri Lanka, but government has warned it could…
How accurate are the death counts?
There’s a really good animated map showing the tsunamis. Fahim works with three Indians, all of whom…
Disaster getting less attention
What I find sad is that the earthquake/tsunami/disaster situation are now off the front pages in some…
In the evening news
Dead bodies are lying on the ground because there is no one to pick them up –…
Bangladesh affected
This report counts 2 dead in Bangladesh, but almost all reports indicate that Bangladesh is affected. Keep…
Red Cross will be involved in relief work in Sri Lanka
I have no idea of what value for the dollar you get with any aid agency, so…
Who to donate money to?
The LDS church will be spending money here, so donations through your tithing slip will make it…
Earthquake news from Kim in Male, Maldives
Yesterday we ventured out a little more, talked to a few more people, evaluated the situation, dealt…
Rebuttal to a news report – from Kim in Male, Maldives
Here is a newsclipping from the internet with our viewpoint attached. Newsclipping in bold, ours in regular…
Vacation plans with Kim in Male, Maldives – an email from me to her
I have no idea how the roads will be. I would avoid any coastal areas. Galle is…