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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…

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Who to donate money to?

The LDS church will be spending money here, so donations through your tithing slip will make it…

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Earthquake news from Kim in Male, Maldives

Yesterday we ventured out a little more, talked to a few more people, evaluated the situation, dealt…

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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…

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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…

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Watching the evening news

I see footage of rivers with dead bodies floating down it. Dead bodies lined up in hallways,…

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Drew found the warzone – another email from Kim in Male, Maldives

Geographically, the airport island is northeast of the capital city island, Male.  The airport was closed for…

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Vacation plans – email from Kim in Male, Maldives

Thanks for the info. The conditions there are pretty much what we figured. But, you have been…

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Sri Lanka’s death toll thought to be 10,000 – 12,000

Sri Lanka s death toll likely to be in the range of 10,000 to 12,000 latest reports Alladin…

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4900 dead in Sri Lanka with 10,500 missing

News reports within Sri Lanka say that that there are 4900 dead in Sri Lanka with an…

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Colombo IS affected by the tsunami

I talked to one woman from church this morning, Shanika. On her way home – she lives…

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Massive Quakes Difficult to Measure

Taken from here. Earthquakes near the very top of the magnitude scale are difficult for scientists to…

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Sri Lanka has no tsunami warning system

here. quote: Government officials lamented that if Sri Lanka was on the International Coordination Group for the…

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There’s Something Strange Happening With the Sea

There’s Something Strange Happening With the Sea quote: I was taking my morning swim around the island…

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Vacation plans – email from Kim in Male, Maldives

For now, the trip is still on. But yes, we may return to Canada out of Sri…

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Church members in Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami

One family in the Negombo branch and one family in the Colombo 2 branch are staying at…

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Making vacation plans with Kim in Male, Maldives – my response to her

I’ve heard that flights are now resuming from the Maldives, but earlier, the news reported that all…

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Tremors increase in frequency around Sri Lanka

We said it In our lead story of December 21 headlined ‘frequent tremors cause alarm’, we informed…

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Sri Lanka – new earthquake zone Earthquakes: Lanka no longer safe

Taken from here. by Uditha Kumarasinghe People should be aware that Sri Lanka is no longer safe…

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All flights to Male suspended

Taken from here. Alladin Hussein in Colombo, December 27, 2004, 1.06 a.m.. The Katunayake International Airport suspended…

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Sri Lanka ignored earthquake warning signs: Relief official

Taken from here .Sri Lanka failed to take warnings of earthquakes seriously and was ill-prepared for the…

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Personal accounts of the tsunami in Sri Lanka

Taken from here. Gina Wilkinson : Colombo, Sri Lanka : 1430 GMT In the district of Trincomalee…

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Sea surges reach East African coast

Taken from here. The sea surges produced by the earthquake off Indonesia have swept 6,000km (3,700 miles)…

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The Earthquake and their aftershocks in south Asia

2004/12/27 00:49:26 12.98N 92.45E 6.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 2004/12/27 00:32:13 5.50N 94.46E 6 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA…

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Flight leaves today from Male to Colombo

Apparently, a plane enroute to Colombo wound up in Male, Maldives when the whole tidal wave thing…