Italian Earthquake

joseph


Joined: 17/04/2008
Posts: 709

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 12:44

With all our debate and banter etc on land issues, please spare a thought for the victims of the earthquake in Italy.



L'Aquila, capital of Abruzzo region, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Rome, bore the brunt of the quake which struck just after 3:30 am (0130 GMT).



Our prayers and thoughts are hopefully with the families, many of the victims being little children... Such events kinda puts things into perspective and makes us realise how fortunate we are.



Regards Joseph

Magbs


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 13:06

I sincerely hope they recover and overcome this very sad tragedy.



May the missing in the earthquake be found safe and well.

joseph


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Posts: 709

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 13:27

Amazingly ...



"Cyprus lies in the second most earthquake stricken zone on earth"



Never knew this?



http://www.northcyprusonline.com/North-Cyprus-Online-Geography-Earthquakes.php



Joseph

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 16:54

Hi Joseph such a tradgey. Its such a beautiful place. Our thoughts go out to the deceased and to survivors and hope that the place can recover from it quickly and the people can get back to thier homes xxx

joseph


Joined: 17/04/2008
Posts: 709

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 17:06

Hi Lilli,



Sadly... the death toll so far has reached 90+ persons.



http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090406/tpl-uk-italy-quake-43a8d4f.html



Regards Joseph

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 21:05

It looks to be much higher. A terrifying ordeal for them. I do remember

being in a tremor in Istanbul, and later there was a very bad one. Also, in

Greece and it was good to see that the 2 countries helped each other at those

times. I was not surprised to see a nun declaring on t.v. that she owed her

safety to God! What about all the others who perished? Why did they deserve

to die? I will never understand the religious mentality.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 21:10

phylray

totally agree with your comments.On that basis the unfortunate who died can also owe that to the god as well.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 21:29

RE msg 6, phylray > I was not surprised to see a nun declaring on t.v. that she owed her safety to God! What about all the others who perished? Why did they deserve to die? I will never understand the religious mentality. <



=> Be careful, phylray. Believers claim the undisputed right to tell fairy tales and usually deny non-believers the right to ask questions. Then they are "insulted in their religious beliefs".



PS. No need to say that I totally agree with your comments.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 21:54

Yes, I know Dutch, am surrounded by them! I have to keep my thoughts

to myself most of the time. But they insult people's right to question the

beliefs we were also brought up in. I just find it very arrogant and lacking

in imagination to claim that you have survived by "God's will" when small

children have not been so lucky.

I am glad to see that many countries are offering to help out with all the

latest practical equipment

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 21:57

RE msg 9, phylray: I hope that everybody will remember that the Italians can count gifts, not prayers.

joseph


Joined: 17/04/2008
Posts: 709

Message Posted:
06/04/2009 23:20

Re ..What about all the others who perished? Why did they deserve

to die? I will never understand the religious mentality.



Obviously... you don't believe.



In another interview a survivor,not a cleric, looking over the devastation says "it's a miracle... I can't believe that many thousands haven't perished"



I would advocate though... that this tag re the terrible tradgedy in Italy be not hijacked and turned into an argument of belief or non belief.



Our thoughts should be with the victims, no more no less.



Regards Joseph

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
07/04/2009 09:12

RE msg 1, joseph: > Our prayers and thoughts are hopefully with the families <



RE msg 11, joseph: > Our thoughts should be with the victims, no more no less. <



=> joseph, message 11: you're so right.

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
07/04/2009 11:01

Hi Joseph, re msg 1



Thanks for the timely reminder about perspective...

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
07/04/2009 11:47

I hope that there will be many more survivors and that they find a way to

detect earthquakes more reliably before they happen. An Italian seismologist

was gagged for warning of this disaster in January by the local mayor.

Now another larger one has struck an island disputed by Russia/Japan and

tsunamis are threatened on the coasts. I hope people will be made aware!