A reminder from Mother Earth
Sunday, December 26, 2004A reminder from Mother Earth that our stay in Her dominion is subject to Her mercy and grace. Let us pray that She restores her grace on those affected by this catastrophe.
From the BBC:
More than 7,000 people have been killed across southern Asia in massive sea surges triggered by the strongest earthquake in the world for 40 years.
The 8.9 magnitude quake struck under the sea near Aceh in north Indonesia, generating a wall of water that sped across thousands of kilometres of sea.
More than 3,200 died in Sri Lanka, 2,200 in Indonesia and 2,000 in India.
Casualty figures are rising over a wide area, including tourist resorts on Thailand packed with holidaymakers. (Continued)
Eerily, this quake has taken place exactly one year (to the day) after the 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Bam (Iran) that killed some 30,000 people and flattened the city.
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12/27/2004 01:10:00 am
chanad there was a fault line discovered abt 2 yrs - ie made public in India & Sl and otehr asian countries.... and everyone knew abt the earthquake... but ppl didn't expect it to happen so soon.....
and in Bahrain... ppl still wish to ignore all the environmental damage they cause here.... well... today we saw the bad side of the environment.... hope ppl will wake up soon and stop hurting themselves soon ;)
12/27/2004 02:11:00 pm
It would have helped though if they'd had a tsunami warning system. There's no way to stop it, but an early warning system might have saved more lives.
12/27/2004 06:24:00 pm
a wake-up call from God for the rest of mankind. We are mere mortals and can be wiped out in an instant.
12/28/2004 07:06:00 pm
Scorpio, I'm just wondering... is there anything about Bahrania that ISN'T connected with her sympathies for Al-Wefaq and its evildoings?
12/28/2004 09:37:00 pm
Whether it's intentional or not, it is a reminder of how small we are which is a good thing to remember.
12/28/2004 09:43:00 pm
Oops, I just realized I mimicked your post, Chan'ad. Oh well, consider it an endorsement. :D