I'm sorry for hurting your feelings.
I was just goofing around.
I did not know you were that sensitive.
"K Miller" <miller#k@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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I did say that I was told (I finally stopped taking credit for
predictions that are (personally) not MINE) that Major EQs would be
the lead-in to what is next.
Now we just have to wait for what is NEXT.
:-)
PS: Thanks for the 'Call Out' their 'DOC' !!! ;-)
[Although, I am (officially) still on a Sobatical -should anyone
ASK. ]
"Docrodile, Reptile Extraordinaire" <g-ray52@excite.com> wrote in
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Thousands dead or injured after Indonesian quake
(Filed: 27/05/2006)
Over 3,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured
after a
6.2-magnitude earthquake hit an ancient Indonesian city.
Over 2,000 are hurt, and the numbers are rising.
The quake hit at about 6am local time (midnight BST), flattening
buildings in the royal city of Yogyakarta on the island of Java.
Hospitals have been overwhelmed as emergency workers tried to
rescue
those trapped and move the injured to safety.
Initial reports suggested that about 1,500 were killed in the
quake,
but that quickly rose, with an official in the Social Affairs
Ministry
putting the most recent death toll at about 3,000.
"The numbers just keep rising," said Arifin Muhadi of the
Indonesian
Red Cross.
The Red Cross estimated that about 2,900 people have been injured
in
the disaster, but it is not known how many people are currently
trapped
underneath the rubble.
The quake hit when most residents were sleeping. The roofs of
homes
caved in, and hotels and government buildings collapsed.
Roads and bridges were destroyed, hindering efforts to get taxis
and
pickup trucks filled with wounded to hospitals.
Toby Porter, Save the Children's UK's director of emergencies,
said
that the earthquake had hit a densely populated area of Java and a
number of villages have been affected.
"We are working as fast as we can to reach the children and
families
most in need," he said.
"As invariably happens after an earthquake, transport and
communication
are difficult as electricity and phone lines are down."
Oxfam said among its immediate objectives in Yogyakarta were
efforts to
replace a damaged water tank at the local hospital amid an acute
water
shortage.
Britain offered immediate aid to Indonesia after the earthquake,
which
is the county's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
Hilary Benn, the International Development Secretary, said Britain
was
"on stand-by" to help with search and rescue efforts.
Tony Blair sent a message to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the
Indonesian
president, expressing his condolences on behalf of the British
people.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragedy
and
all of the people of Indonesia," it read.
Yogyakarta is near Mount Merapi, a volcano that has been on top
alert
for a major eruption this month.
One Indonesian vulcanologist said that the earthquake could
trigger a
large eruption at Merapi.
(This item should resurrect KMiller!)
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