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Tokyo Earthquake 8.1, futures are dropping like rock
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My flux capacitor has failed yet again.
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Solomons: 13 dead from tsunami
⢠NEW: 12 dead, several people missing, Solomon Islands government says
⢠Tsunami warning issued for other Pacific Rim nations
⢠Earthquake estimated to be around 220 miles northwest of Honiara
⢠USGS: 8.0 magnitude quake was followed by 6.7 magnitude tremor
(CNN) -- At least 13 people died in the Solomon Islands Monday after two earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation, the country's chief spokesman said.
Alfred Maesulia, the Solomon Islands' government spokesman, told CNN that "a lot of people" were missing, which he suggested may be in the range of 10 to 20 people. He expects the number of dead to increase.
Maesulia said it would likely be a day or two before more accurate information is known about the deaths and damage in the scattered island villages.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said an 80-year-old woman and a small child were among the dead in the town of Gizo.
It was fortunate that the tsunami hit during daylight hours when the early warning signs of receding tides were noticed, causing people to seek higher ground, Sogavare said.
In the South Choiseul, waves 10 meters high swept through the Sasamunga village northeast of Gizo, destroying villages, food gardens and a hospital, the government's Web site reported. Health centers and schools in surrounding villages were also devastated, the government said...
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/quake/index.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007aja7.php#maps
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/
⢠NEW: 12 dead, several people missing, Solomon Islands government says
⢠Tsunami warning issued for other Pacific Rim nations
⢠Earthquake estimated to be around 220 miles northwest of Honiara
⢠USGS: 8.0 magnitude quake was followed by 6.7 magnitude tremor
(CNN) -- At least 13 people died in the Solomon Islands Monday after two earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation, the country's chief spokesman said.
Alfred Maesulia, the Solomon Islands' government spokesman, told CNN that "a lot of people" were missing, which he suggested may be in the range of 10 to 20 people. He expects the number of dead to increase.
Maesulia said it would likely be a day or two before more accurate information is known about the deaths and damage in the scattered island villages.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said an 80-year-old woman and a small child were among the dead in the town of Gizo.
It was fortunate that the tsunami hit during daylight hours when the early warning signs of receding tides were noticed, causing people to seek higher ground, Sogavare said.
In the South Choiseul, waves 10 meters high swept through the Sasamunga village northeast of Gizo, destroying villages, food gardens and a hospital, the government's Web site reported. Health centers and schools in surrounding villages were also devastated, the government said...
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/quake/index.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007aja7.php#maps
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/
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Solomons: 13 dead from tsunami stonedinvestors vacation cabin in doubt!
⢠NEW: 12 dead, several people missing, Solomon Islands government says
⢠Tsunami warning issued for other Pacific Rim nations
⢠Earthquake estimated to be around 220 miles northwest of Honiara
⢠Stonedinvestor's cabin on Honiara destroyed! Papers scattered. Symbols confused, mixed up.
(CNN) -- At least 13 people died in the Solomon Islands Monday after two earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation, the country's chief spokesman said. Almost as bad the country's most famous new resident stonedinvestor was found wandering the streets naked and incoherent. Was he asking for Force protection? Or trying to buy it? government officials didn't know so they fed him a carrot and moved him off to the side of the road.
Alfred Maesulia, the Solomon Islands' government spokesman, told CNN that "a lot of people" were missing, but that he " feel the most bad for Sir stonedinvestor who just recently (last week) bought large swaths of land in the Solomans for a Casino project. He expects the number of dead to increase.
Maesulia said it would likely be a day or two before more accurate information is known about the stonedinvestor and his plans for a massive casino. Soloman Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said " considering the level of the tides, he may want to do an underwater casino like MPEL."In the South Choiseul, waves 10 meters high swept through the Sasamunga village northeast of Gizo, destroying villages, food gardens and a hospital, and an wind capture turbine that was being built by the Hydroblunt company NA> the government said...
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/quake/index.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007aja7.php#maps
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/