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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Patrick (BonaireTalker - Post #26) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 7:33 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Have friends on island.. Was wonder if there are any tsunami warning ?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/12/haiti.earthquake/index.html

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4073) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 7:58 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Yes for sure but not near Bonaire..terrible for Haiti..let's wait for relief effort info and unite as a group to provide support ANY way we can...peace

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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Date: Tuesday, 12 January 2010 Time: 7:00 P.M.

A SPECIAL INFORMATION BULLETIN ISSUED FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION TRANSMISSION.

This bulletin will be issued by the MDNA & A. when a Tsunami statement is received from the CTWC.


More or less at 22:03 hours local time, the Meteorological Service received an information statement on a strong earthquake that occurred over the Haiti Region.

The data received shows that near 21:53 hours local time there was an earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometers with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter was near 18.5 degrees North and 72.5 degrees West, This is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Port-au Prince, the capital of Haiti.

According to the Tsunami Warning Center, based on these data there is a possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts located usually no more than hundred kilometers from the eartquake epicenter. Areas further from the epicenter could experience small sea level changes. The Tsunami Warning Center for the Caribbean Sea has issued a watch for a possible tsunami for Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas & Dominican Republic late tonight. Hence no threat is foreseen for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

from www.meteo.an

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4075) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 8:16 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

watch http://windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=56 to see if wave action increases...looks like rain in the AM...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15338) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 12:57 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

www.yele.org was established and driven by Wyclef Jean. It's a wonderful organization and provides many things to the people of Haiti. I have been to Haiti and the people are some of the most sincere, pure hearted people I have ever met. If your able, please help.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15339) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:04 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I have a special place in my heart for Haiti and a very special family who took me in. I was stranded with no passport, very little cash and a bad case of the flu. They cared for me, gave me food, helped me figure out how to return to the States and asked for absolutely nothing in return. It's my turn to give back.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Diane and Bea (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #594) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 11:36 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I have friends in Dominican now.. I wonder if they felt it over there :-(

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #855) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:17 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

they felt it in ST.Domingo but no damage known ... says one of our housekeepers

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bill a.k.a.Mr. Bill...(**********) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #13630) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:21 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

RA, I've been trying to get through to yele.org but it seems to be down. Will keep trying! :-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By bill a.k.a.Mr. Bill...(**********) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #13631) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:32 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Nevermind, it's just VERY busy apparently. Sometimes you get through, sometimes you don't.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15340) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:54 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thank you Bill, I had a hard time getting through myself but did receive a personal message asking for help. I was at Rajan's school all morning trying to put together a plan for donations. The country was in turmoil, has been for many years before the earthquake...makes me teary eyed thinking about it.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Phil the Bee (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #129) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 10:25 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I would love to know how we on Bonaire are supposed to know if there is a Tsunami warning that could afect us!
Maybe it would go out on local radio, but how many people are listening to that all the time?
What would happen at night? Maybe there is a siren or something, but no-one has ever been able to tell me about it.
I know if you happen to be looking at the sea and the level suddenly drops, you have a few minutes to head for high ground, or at least the upper level of a building, but if you don't spot the signs, what happens?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15350) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 10:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Phil, I'm afraid disaster follows. Any area that could possibly be hit by a tsunami should have an auditory warning system.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ChicagoRandy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #950) on Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 12:22 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

If there is no early warning system? Mother Nature does what Mother Nature does and those on the coast 'typically' drown, those on high ground 'typically' survive.

This has been the same cycle of events since mankind started. The ONLY difference now is the internet and instant news coverage. Mom Nature hasn't changed her ways.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Czella Donaldson (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 1:22 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Is there a "People to People Movement" for Haiti, going on in Bonaire? If not, let's get one started! I'm not talking money. Everybody who has money to donate, has already donated, or knows how. They can also use canned food, soap, shaving supplies, sanitary goods, powdered and canned milk, toys to occupy the kids, diapers, pet food, etc. I recall a past such involvement where the victims said, "We lost EVERYTHING! We don't even have thread, needles or pins". My grandmother always said, "When there's a need, you share, not just spare". We can all share something. Let's get started!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15361) on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 2:57 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Czella, the problem is they can't get the supplies in. Airport is archaic and swamped with planes already. Control tower is non-existant and no re-fueling station for departing planes. Only one seaport is available and badly damaged. Hopefully in the coming days (probably more realistically weeks) they will get some of these issues worked out with alternative methods such as ground delivery through Dominican Republic and aircraft carriers delivering supplies.

I applaud your effort and perhaps things will improve so that your effort can be realized. All of the items you mentioned are much needed but the basic necessities of life are being brought in first such as safe drinking water and medical supplies. 60,000 ready to eat meals were being delivered today and they hope to deliver water purification systems in the next few days.

A horrible tragedy that struck an already crippled nation...they will need our help for years to come.

Your people to people concept is noble and I hope that at some point the types of things you mention can be brought over to the wonderful people of Haiti.

Peace, RosAnne

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Czella Donaldson (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 6:20 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks RosAnne, and you are right. We would only add to the problems if our donations arrived now. But they won't. We need an accessible place to receive them, and volunteers to collect, sort and pack. This will take time. Hopefully, some benevolent shipper will deliver a container and by then, Haiti will be able to receive it. People, who are not able to make cash donations, still want to help. A "People to People Movement", allows this and supplies the stricken victims with a variety of their needs. I hope there are more of us who feel as you do. The earthquake vitims are going to need help, not just now but for years to come.
Peace and love, Czella

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4083) on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 2:55 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Czella, send money..I was part of a Caribbean relief effort once and all our hard work went down the tubes..our shipment sat on a tarmac in a neighboring island for how long I have no idea..and not sure it even got to Montserrat, the intended destination. See www.bonairebliss.com whereas I posted a link with the most reliable donor sites. Peace

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Czella Donaldson (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 7:30 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks, Ann. I call those kinds of mishaps....trade-offs for living in Paradise. But the people who needed your help, never got the benefits of all your hard work. I was luckier. I was in St. Eustatius when the volcano erupted in Montserrat and Statia did a People To People Movement. Statians were generous and the variety and amount of the donations, was sizable, for a small island. The pilot boat made the delivery, if memory serves me right. Anyway, our efforts were not for naught. Thanks for the warning and for your list.

HAPPY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY!

 


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