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| Why is Indonesia so Afflicted - Deadly Mudslide on Tsunami Anniversary |
| 2007-12-26 |
| Thinking hard; what could the problem be? Aha! Allan is displeased with their lack of vigor in killing infidels. (I'd say 'sarcasm' but I am sure a lot of Muslims actually believe it.) JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers dug for survivors Wednesday after landslides and floods triggered by days of torrential rain killed dozens of people in western Indonesia. At least 78 people were feared dead — most of them killed in a single landslide in the Karanganyar district that buried a late-night dinner party, a rescue official said. The victims had just cleaned up a mud-covered home. Hundreds of soldiers, police and volunteers struggled to get heavy-lifting equipment to villages on the main island of Java, but roads blocked by the mud and flooding were hampering the rescue efforts, Prayitno said. A tsunami warning drill on Java was unaffected by Wednesday's landslides. Seasonal rains and high tides in recent days have caused widespread flooding across much of Indonesia, the world's fourth most-populous nation. Millions of people live in mountainous regions and near fertile flood plains that are close to rivers. Global Warming! Global Warming! The latest disasters occurred on the third anniversary of a massive earthquake off Sumatra in December 2004 that triggered a tsunami. That killed more than 230,000 people and left a half-million homeless in a dozen countries. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #9 Joe, ya gotta turn down the oracle receiver gain. We are gettin serious overload up here. Bring 'er down 3 dB and let's try it there for a while. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-12-26 19:18 |
| #8 MADONNA'S + NOSTRADAMUS' "VOGUE" > "VICTORIOUS BUDDHA/ORIENT", "TEMPLE/LION OF VICTORY-HEAVEN", "WARRIOR-PRIEST", GUARDIAN-SERVANT-DEFENDER OF GOD-HEAVEN". CHIREN > Sun/Sky and Earth, War and Peace, etc. "The Last but one of a thousand/many Names". Underwater walking "Pirates of the Caribbean", GUNS-N-ROSES [Joseph and James], + Destruction of the Battleship OKLAHOMA ................@etc. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 18:36 |
| #7 INDONESIAN-SUMATRAN "ODYSEUS"? > "The waves/sea will carry him" to a new land, to an ancient land(s) of his ancestors. GOD = HEAVENS will send a SHARK to help save and carry him, as well as a TORTOISE/TURTLE and BIRDS TO TEACH HIM as he floats and struggles to survive the angry seas. MADONNA > "GO WITH THE FLOW". D *** NG IT, OSAMA reportedly is a WHITNEY HUSTON FAN - what does WHITNEY say??? ION, CONDI RICE has great legs ala KOMMERSANT photo |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 18:20 |
| #6 Yeah, Zhang. But ask any local politician here in San Diego County and they'll tell you that it's OK to build in flood plains or on hillsides. Then they try to act like it's not their fault when there is a flood or a landslide. They'll let you build out in the middle of tinder dry brush and then they'll scream for federal help when there's a fire. It just goes to show you don't have to be a muzzy to be a tool for the developers. They're not doing it on the same scale as the Indonesians yet but give them time and they will. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque6305 2007-12-26 17:29 |
| #5 Here's a hint: Millions of people live in mountainous regions and near fertile flood plains that are close to rivers. Flood plains are great for planting crops but bad for avoiding floods. Mountainous regions are great for hacking out a living in the middle of wasteland, but bad for avoiding landslides. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2007-12-26 14:46 |
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| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-26 14:39 |
| #3 Java Jeology was there long before Allen's Boyz made the scene. This lesson is presented to them over and over, but they just don't get it. It is interesting, when you deal with FAS kids, depending upon the severity of syndrome, they do not learn basic things, despite being taught repeatedly. The Islamists do the same, but they do not have the excuse that FAS kids do. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-12-26 13:55 |
| #2 That is the consensus here at Rantburg, too, John. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2007-12-26 13:40 |
| #1 The Pak Physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy was horrified to discover that his graduate Physics students believed the Kashmir earthquake to be punishment from Allah for lack of faith. Exasperated, he asked them about plate tectonics. No them insisted, earthquakes come from Allah. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-12-26 12:38 |