Amateur Radio "Saved Lives" in South Asia
 

Dec 29, 2004

As governments and relief organizations attempt to gauge the scale of death
and devastation from the December 26 South Asia earthquake and tsunami and
to aid the victims, Amateur Radio operators throughout the stricken region
are offering their services as emergency communicators. The death toll from
the disaster now is being estimated at upward of 60,000. Thousand remain
unaccounted for, millions have been left homeless and many are without food
or water.

Full Story http://www.arrl.org/

All the more reason for many of us to become amateur radio operators,
and have equipment that is up and running, including some type of
emergency power - vehicles, batteries, generators, etc.!

Thanks for the reminder!

I've heard estimates of up to 100,000 and wouldn't be surprised if
another 100,000 die of sicknesses following the disaster.

Al

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Mike Terry wrote:

Dec 29, 2004

As governments and relief organizations attempt to gauge the scale of death
and devastation from the December 26 South Asia earthquake and tsunami and
to aid the victims, Amateur Radio operators throughout the stricken region
are offering their services as emergency communicators. The death toll from
the disaster now is being estimated at upward of 60,000. Thousand remain
unaccounted for, millions have been left homeless and many are without food
or water.

Full Story http://www.arrl.org/

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:57:18 +0000, Mike Terry wrote:

Dec 29, 2004
The death toll from
the disaster now is being estimated at upward of 60,000.


NBC reports it's over 80,000 now and will probably go over 100,000 soon.

Fredrick Garvin wrote:

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:57:18 +0000, Mike Terry wrote:

Dec 29, 2004
The death toll from
the disaster now is being estimated at upward of 60,000.


NBC reports it's over 80,000 now and will probably go over 100,000 soon.



Radio Australia is reporting 89,000 as of 0200 UTC. In the Nicobar (sp?)
Islands, the entire population of some of the flatter islands has
apparently been simply washed away. My local newspaper, which is printed
at 2 am local time (1000 UTC), says 58,000 dead, which just goes to show
you how fast the toll is climbing.