NEWS, Somoa Tsunami (death, government, world, official)

[Xplorer]

Anyone hear about the tsunami that hit somoa tonight? Apparently it wiped out 4 villages and killed lots of people. Very sad.

[Icy Tea]

I actually checked a world earthquake monitor site probably around noon EST today( Tuesday) and it hadn't happened yet. I hope there was minimal loss of life. That's where Survivor is this season although by now they've wrapped up filming. But it might affect a season finale.

[karfar]

Yes, I believe the season finale is live. I heard the earthquake was 7.5 on the scale but I saw that in passing, I haven't heard any other news yet.

[Xplorer]

Originally Posted by karfar

Yes, I believe the season finale is live. I heard the earthquake was 7.5 on the scale but I saw that in passing, I haven't heard any other news yet.

Last I heard it was an 8.3

[sanrene]

Terrible.

Indonesian official: Quake death toll rises to 777

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian government official says the death toll in this week's earthquake on Sumatra has risen to 777.

The official says most of the dead from Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude quake, which originated off the coast of Sumatra island, were in the town of Padang.

Have we sent resources to help?

[meson]

Death toll reaches 1,100, expected to continue to rise...

CBC News - World - Quake death toll hits 1,100 in Indonesia

[msina]

Originally Posted by sanrene

Terrible.

Indonesian official: Quake death toll rises to 777



Have we sent resources to help?

FEMA was already at work there (in American Samoa) on 9/29/09 after The President declared a major disaster.

FEMA: President Declares Major Disaster For Territory Of American Samoa (http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49596 - broken link)
http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=11988 (broken link)

[trlhiker]

2 very powerful earthquakes have hit Indonesia since the 8.3 near Somoa. The bad news gets worse.