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Originally posted by shiral:
wish they could make local embassies aware of the situation.


Shiral: I agree. Strangely enough, with that 2-1/2 hour warning time, and with worldwide instant communication (internet & telephone) the way it is, I would think the NOAA should have 'at least' been able to contact immediately the Embassies of the Countries emminantly in danger of the approaching tsnami.

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Quoted from: Charles McCreery, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Honolulu Center
We tried to do what we could. We don't have contacts in our address book for anybody in that part of the world.


Embassy phone numbers are freely assessible via telephone directory assistance as well as online telephone directories: http://www.city.narita.chiba.jp/english/living/chapter2/c2_05.html

I think many MORE facts will be brought to light as we begin to learn more about exactly what happened here. Looks like somebody dropped the ball at the NOAA.

In the meantime, the 114,000+ dead so far is only the begining of this disaster. The resulting disease will RAISE the death rate FAR higher.

Scott
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