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Tsunami watch cancelled

Sep 302009

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 has struck about 33 miles from Padang in West Sumatra, according to news reports.
It comes in the wake of an 8.0 magnitude quake and tsunami in the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific yesterday.

It makes you wonder how earthquake resistant our high-rise buildings are.

Meanwhile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has cancelled its tsunami watch.

Where has all the tsunami money gone?

Accountability, Marginalised groups, Poverty 13 Responses »

Jul 022008

Tanjung Bunga fisherfolk still waiting for proper homes

When the tsunami slammed into our shores, claiming scores of victims, many Malaysians donated generously in cash and in kind. But, four years later, a dozen fisherfolk in Tanjong Bunga, living in a “temporary” longhouse, are still waiting for alternative housing. Where has all the tsunami money gone, they wonder.

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