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Title: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 00:25
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/photogalleries/100114-aerial-haiti-earthquake-pictures/?now=2010-01-14-00:01#025620_600x450.jpg

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Even—or perhaps especially—from a vast distance, the scale of destruction and despair in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after the Haiti earthquake is graphically clear (Haiti map).
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Simon on January 18, 2010, 00:33
On the scale of human disasters, this has surpassed the Tsunami, hasn't it?
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 00:43
Quote from: Simon on January 18, 2010, 00:33
On the scale of human disasters, this has surpassed the Tsunami, hasn't it?

I don't know - I can't recall how many people were lost during that.
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Clive on January 18, 2010, 14:37
22500 killied in the boxing day tsunami.  Including my daughter-in-law's parents and other members of her family.   :(
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 14:49
Quote from: Clive on January 18, 2010, 14:37
22500 killied in the boxing day tsunami.  Including my daughter-in-law's parents and other members of her family.   :(

yikes, I didn't realise that.

Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Clive on January 18, 2010, 15:08
They had all asked her to travel to Phuket on December 25th in time for the family to celebrate New Year.  But she had already made other plans and decided to stay in Bangkok.  What a lucky decision! 
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Rik on January 18, 2010, 16:04
Congrats on the 35,000 Clive.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Clive on January 18, 2010, 16:53
 :blush: 
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Simon on January 18, 2010, 17:43
35000?  Good god!  :horror:

Congratulations and well done, Clive!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: Clive on January 18, 2010, 17:56
:woo:
Title: Re: Haiti Earthquake Pictures: Aerial Views of the Damage
Post by: sam on January 19, 2010, 01:43
Quote from: Clive on January 18, 2010, 15:08
They had all asked her to travel to Phuket on December 25th in time for the family to celebrate New Year.  But she had already made other plans and decided to stay in Bangkok.  What a lucky decision! 

indeed!