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Oh Diva, I think except in California, our building codes don't require anything that would stand through a 7+ earthquake either! That is a HUGE HUGE magnitude; it would have been the same kind of disaster anywhere in the world as far as I know.
My heart's just breaking for the Haitians.... and honestly, the practical side of me is horrified. Where does anyone bury a hundred thousand people? How could they even all be identified? I think it won't be long and the sad vacant eyes will all be pain-filled, as the initial shock wears off... |
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01-13-2010, 05:12 PM
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For those of you that did not see Pat Robertson.................
http://www.indecisionforever.com/201...s=synd_twitter If that is the kind of person going to heaven......then I shall pray I go to hell! for up to date information on haiti and the relief efforts go to: http://www.reliefweb.net the promise orphanage was destroyed..no word on casualties/survivors yet
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I'm just now watching my local news (Austin) and they reported a prediction of 500,000 perishing.
NBC News (Bryan Williams) will be reporting from Haiti in an extended broadcast (1 hour). I'm sure more answers will be given at that time. And more horrific pictures..... |
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However, to give you a sense of scale--the 1989 Loma Prieta quake in San Francisco was a 7.1 according the USGS and there was far LESS damage than in Haiti. A 7.1 here in Portland would probably be pretty devastating but in Los Angeles or San Francisco pretty survivable. Cheers LF
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God bless Haiti.
The news is worse than bleak. |
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