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malaise

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5. That's like four times the entire Jamaican population

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 08:17 AM

Nov 2013

If a storm this size and this strength hits the Jamaican south coast I'm predicting Bangladesh type fatalities. There is one entire city built up on swamp lands with over 400,000 people.
One tidal wave the size of the one that hit Tacloban and I don't want to think about the death toll.

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WOW Reporting about the Philippines - real coverage which News network you ask [View all] kydo Nov 2013 OP

Yesterdays Paper said up to 10K dead. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #1

I believe that was a single city on a single island that had up to 10K dead magical thyme Nov 2013 #20

Now which island are we talking about FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #2

Check the photos intaglio Nov 2013 #8

Greatly exagerated FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #11

The official confirmed death toll is already 1,774 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #18

This is a first hand report from a person on the scene intaglio Nov 2013 #19

BBC - Philippines devastation is 'bedlam' dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #3

That's like four times the entire Jamaican population malaise Nov 2013 #5

Let me see malaise Nov 2013 #4

Sky News provides good uptodate coverage too. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #6

We don't have Sky other than sports malaise Nov 2013 #7

Yep winner winner chicken dinner kydo Nov 2013 #10

Yes that is the sad truth malaise Nov 2013 #13

Al Jazeera photos at the link below intaglio Nov 2013 #9

thanks for posting the link kydo Nov 2013 #12

I'm glad for SOME truth heaven05 Nov 2013 #15

years ago i bought a cheap little shortwave reciever--radio shack model dembotoz Nov 2013 #14

Too bad we live in a surveillance state with junk propaganda media. woo me with science Nov 2013 #16

Al Jazeera is on top of international news and is doing an excellent job with this randr Nov 2013 #17