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MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« on: January 12, 2010, 11:24:25 PM »
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 01:42:53 AM »
Tsunami warnings are canceled now, though I suppose aftershocks could change that.
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 01:55:26 AM »
Thirteen aftershocks, at least seven of them above a 5.0?  That's just insane, and more scary than I can fathom.  Hopefully it'll stop/slow down soon. :(
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2010, 11:33:56 AM »
It's awful. Those poor people. I saw a special on the BBC last year about how the Haitians were so poor, they made mud pies to eat. Now this....  :-X :\\\'(
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2010, 12:02:52 PM »
oh no oh no oh no! I've got a sewing friend in Haiti, and I was just emailing her yesterday! I hope she's okay - there's nothing on her blog but I doubt the internet would be working even if her own electricity supply is running (I know she's got a battery backup and inverter for the frequent blackouts). She's an internet friend, though, so I don't have a phone number for her or anything.... Fingers crossed.
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2010, 12:07:19 PM »
Quote from: squirrellypoo on January 13, 2010, 12:02:52 PM
oh no oh no oh no! I've got a sewing friend in Haiti, and I was just emailing her yesterday! I hope she's okay - there's nothing on her blog but I doubt the internet would be working even if her own electricity supply is running (I know she's got a battery backup and inverter for the frequent blackouts). She's an internet friend, though, so I don't have a phone number for her or anything.... Fingers crossed.

I have a friend whose SIL is there working as a nurse.

No one is unable to make contact with her via mobile so far, either.
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2010, 02:40:58 PM »
My friend's okay! I emailed another friend in Baltimore who knows her, too, and she rang the brother, who's spoken to them in Haiti. Apparently the roof caved in on their house but they weren't in it at the time, so they're okay and staying with friends now. PHEW!

Fingers crossed your nurse is okay, too...
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2010, 11:27:56 PM »
she's allright.

she was working in a Doctors without Borders hospital. 

it's been destroyed.

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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2010, 11:40:06 PM »
Details of how to donate to the relief fund
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8456730.stm
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Re: MASSIVE Earthquake strikes Haiti; Tsunami warning for Haiti, Bahamas, Cuba,
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2010, 01:34:43 AM »
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