Ghost of a flea: Tsunami

December 29, 2004

Tsunami

Update in a new entry: Anyone who cannot wait to express themselves might consider a visit to The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami blog for "News and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts." The link arrives via Instapundit, who has other tsunami-related charity links (and a useful stinginess update).

Update: Arthur C. Clarke, resident of Sri Lanka, is unharmed.

"This is indeed a disaster of unprecedented magnitude for Sri Lanka which lacks the resources and capacity to cope with the aftermath. We are all trying to contribute to the relief efforts. We shall keep you informed as we learn more about what happened.

"Curiously enough, in my first book on Sri Lanka, I had written about another tidal wave reaching the Galle harbour (see Chapter 8 in "The Reefs of Taprobane," 1957). That happened in August 1883, following the eruption of Krakatoa in roughly the same part of the Indian Ocean."

I am still waiting for news of a friend with a home in Thailand. It was an odd experience to run down a mental checklist of people I know who are in the area at least some of the time. I also want to say hello to the lone Flea-reader in the Cocos Islands. News reports suggest the swell was only a half-metre by the time it got that far though with low-lying islands I am not certain how much of a problem something slightly higher might have been. God bless.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 29, 2004 10:29 AM

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