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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Is everyone ok out there?

We read that Phuket got hit hard by a tsunami...I know there are many teachers out there.

Let us know you are all safe.

thelmadatter · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: tsunami

I, too, hope to hear from any teachers from those parts. Terrible, terrible thing. Maybe one of the worst place to have a tsunami hit with the ocean being nearly surrounded by islands and other low-lying lands. (not that there is a GOOD place for a tsunami). Last I hear(read) 10,000 dead... staggering. I dont think we will hear from anyone from the area for a little while...

My prayers for all affected.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

The UK has offered assistance...they probably have quite a number of affected tourists. Bush has offered 'all appropriate assistance'. Good for Chavez.

I haven't heard Canada pipe in yet. I'm sure they are most concerned about their people vacationing in Phuket.

justcolleen · Joined: 07 Jan 2004 Posts: 654 Location: Egypt, baby!

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_23&printer=1

blue jay · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:20 am Post subject:

Cardinal Synn · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 586

This thread was started by the OP to see if teachers in affected areas were OK.
Please, let's not turn this into a competition about who's offering aid. This is a terrible tragedy of massive proportions.
It is shocking and shameful that anyone on this forum (you know who you are) would use this awful situation as an opportunity to attack nations for not giving aid less than 24 hours after the disaster. Our thoughts should surely be with the victims. The numbers of dead will soar over the next few days and even weeks as the full gravity of this disaster becomes apparent.

homersimpson · Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 569 Location: Kagoshima

I agree w/S-bag College, and statements like,

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

I agree with Cardinal Synn. 20,000 people are dead, and this thread is looking like it might turn into yet another heated political debate. Doesn't seem very appropriate.

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BethMac · Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 79

The death toll is at 21,000 and still climbing. What a terrible tragedy. Sad

thelmadatter · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject: donation

Tried several times since yesterday on the International Red Cross website to find out how to make a donation for disaster relief. Cant get on the web page they put up for it. (Ill take that to mean that the site is swamped ... a good sign doncha think?)

Any suggestions how to make a donation? Im in Mexico.

thelmadatter · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject: got in

Finally got into the donation site. Takes a while ... open a news page and read a while to wait for this page to download! If you are able to make a donation by credit card go to

http://www.ifrc.org/helpnow/donate/donate_response.asp

Im sure there are other fine organizations but this is just the one I prefer.

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

Homer: The 40 meter high waves were mentioned on the Yahoo News site yesterday. I don't write the news on that site, just occasionally read it.

Emily Print · Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 4

I now am grateful to know my son (teaching EFL in Thailand) was not in Phuket but in a safe area (Samed Island) when tsunami happened & he is OK.

I hope others who want to know about friends /family teaching in Thailand can be helped with information on this site.

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There is a list of foreign patients injured in the tsunami in Thailand :

http://www.phuket-inter-hospital.co.th/vstoday_Forien.htm

There is also other information:

http://www.phuket-inter-hospital.co.th/siriroj.html

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Vejthani Hospital- see news & links to hospitals with patients injured in the earthquake / tsunami

http://www.vejthani.com/

justcolleen · Joined: 07 Jan 2004 Posts: 654 Location: Egypt, baby!

moonraven · Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3094

And a British tourist in Phuket was quoted as saying the wave she saw was 60 meters high. Of course she might have been exaggerating....