"And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and
the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might
be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the
mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth
of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather
them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a
thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk
naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place
called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his
vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven,
from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders,
and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men
were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great
city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and
great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of
the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the
mountains were not found."
Revelation 16:12-20, KJV


1,000 people homeless on Solomons after tsunami

Yahoo News

January 5, 2010


HONIARA, Solomon Islands - Landslides and a tsunami unleashed by a major
earthquake destroyed some 200 houses on one Solomon island, leaving about
one-third of the population homeless, a disaster management official said
Tuesday.

Visual assessments from the air showed extensive damage on a remote western
island after a 7.2-magnitude temblor struck near the Pacific Solomon Islands
on Monday, said disaster management office director Loti Yates.

No injuries have been reported some 30 hours after the biggest in a series
of quakes churned a tsunami wave that was up to 10 feet (3 meters) high as
it plowed into the coast, officials said.

However, more than 1,000 people have been affected after some 200 houses
were destroyed on Rendova, an island some 190 miles (300 kilometers) from
the capital Honiara. Only 3,600 people live on Rendova.

Photographs taken from police helicopters Tuesday showed debris lining the
foreshore and damaged houses on the coasts of Rendova and Tetepare, as well
as deep scars on hills and cliffs caused by landslides.

Hillsides crashed down and the tsunami inundated homes Monday, but
residents' memories of earlier disasters probably helped prevent any
casualties, officials and residents said.

In April 2007, an 8.1 temblor unleashed a tsunami that killed more than 50
people. A quake-churned tsunami that killed more than 200 on nearby Samoa
and Tonga in September was another reminder, locals said.

"People are very sensitive, as a quake conjures up memories and people
immediately begin going to higher ground," police commissioner Peter
Marshall told The Associated Press.

"The fact it was daylight, the isolated nature of the wave and that the
landslides were in a relatively sparsely populated area" also helped, he
said.

The largest quake -- magnitude 7.2 -- happened about 9:30 a.m. local time
Monday and caused the tsunami to hit the coast a short time later. At least
nine other quakes greater than magnitude 5.0 have rocked the
earthquake-prone region since.

In the provincial capital Gizo, dive shop owner Danny Kennedy said the
general rule is that "if there's anything more than 20 seconds of shaking or
any sea water recedes, head for the hills."

A police boat patrolled Tuesday to check the coastline, where many homes are
at sea level, making them vulnerable to tsunamis, National Disaster
Management Office spokesman Julian Makaa said. No casualties had been
reported so far, he said.

One village, Retavo, home to about 20 people, was reportedly completely
inundated by a wall of sea water up to 10 feet (3 meters) high, but Makaa
said no deaths or injuries had been reported there.

Emergency food, water and tarpaulins were being shipped in.

The Solomon Islands lie on the "Ring of Fire" -- an arc of earthquake and
volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90
percent of the world's quakes occur.

BTW, we are also on the infamous "Ring of Fire", which is why we sometimes
have strong earthquakes here, such as the 7.9-8.2 quake that hit us back
during the 1990's, and we've had many lesser quakes since then.



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