Eek a tsunami warning!!!

[rosiemac]

Kellye make sure your cell phone is charged up

 

[kiwideus]

Originally Posted by Rosiemac

Kellye make sure your cell phone is charged up

Good idea, it is charging now. Thanks Susan.

 

[sarahp]

I assume it should have hit by now?

 

[kiwideus]

Originally Posted by sarahp

I assume it should have hit by now?

I am waiting for news updates but the websites are slow!

 

[coolcat]

so sad and awful...

Get safe Kellye...

...I hope Sam too...

....

 

[momofmany]

Just saw this now - is everything OK?

When a 1 meter wave gets close to shore, the wave is compressed and gets a lot taller. And even if it's not that tall, it will hit like a bulldozer.

Sending to all affected

 

[kiwideus]

Originally Posted by Momofmany

Just saw this now - is everything OK?

When a 1 meter wave gets close to shore, the wave is compressed and gets a lot taller. And even if it's not that tall, it will hit like a bulldozer.

Sending to all affected

We are still waiting.....

 

[northernglow]

I just read from a news site that the tsunami has hit Samoa and the amount of victims is unknown at the moment. Tsunami wave was approx. 3 meters high.

 

[momofmany]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aCq0BiKNVoQY

A 5-foot (1.5-meter) tsunami was reported at Pago Pago, American Samoa, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Homes in some villages on the southern coast of the Samoan island of Upolu were washed away, Radio New Zealand reported. Some people on that coast may have been swept to sea, Television New Zealand reported, citing its Apia-based film crew.

The quake struck shortly before 7 a.m. local time about 122 miles (196 kilometers) southwest of Apia, the capital of the independent island of Samoa, at a depth of about 22 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said warnings for tsunami activity were posted for Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga, the Cook Islands and 16 other nations.

“Our house has already been taken by the tsunami,” Theresa Falele Dussey told Radio New Zealand from hills above Apia, where people took shelter. “Some of the houses and cars next to our village have already been taken by tsunami as well.”

New Zealand civil defense officials warned local authorities in coastal areas to prepare for a tsunami. A wave may be about 1 meter high if it reaches here, Civil Defense Minister John Carter said on a television broadcast.

The tsunami was projected to reach Tonga and Fiji about 9 a.m. local time, according to the Pacific warning center. It is expected to reach the eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island about 9:45 a.m. local time.

Residents of Samoa, shocked by the strength of the jolt, heeded warnings of local police and moved inland, Radio New Zealand’s Samoa correspondent, Tipi Autagavaia, said on a broadcast.

“My kids were preparing to go to school and were all crying and screaming,” he said in the broadcast. “It was a big, big shock to most people, because it is the first time they have experienced such a very strong earthquake.”

The magnitude of the quake was revised higher from an initial reading of 7.9, the USGS said. The quake was followed by two 5.6 temblors, one in the Samoa Islands region and one near the Cook Islands, the USGS said.

 

[kiwideus]

They have issued an urgent warning for residents of the Coromandel (up north) and the Waikato to move to higher ground.

I am waiting for news on my friend Karoline who is in Samoa. Her cousin is currently trying to contact her...so vibes for her and her family please?

 

[rosiemac]

More on their way

 

[rapunzel47]

Keeping the coming.

 

[kiwideus]

The latest news is saying that nothing has really happened, but thats not saying it won't.

 

[xocats]

Originally Posted by rapunzel47

Keeping the coming.

It's been on our news.

Adding more vibes that all are safe.

 

[kiwideus]

The tsunami warning has been downgraded and Karoline and her family have been located - they were moved up the mountain.

Thanks everyone!

 

[xocats]

That is a big relief.

 

[rapunzel47]

Good to hear that the alarm seems to be passing and your friends are safe. Keeping the flowing, and praying for everyone's safety and minimal damage and upheaval. Probably too much to hope for, but we can try.

 

[trouts mom]

How scary! Stay safe!

 

[wellingtoncats]

Wow! Sending lots of vibes for the earth quake victims.

Thanks for the concern everybody. I'm 10 mins (about 8km) from any large body of water, but I think it's over now?!

 

[kiwideus]

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Wow! Sending lots of vibes for the earth quake victims.

Thanks for the concern everybody. I'm 10 mins (about 8km) from any large body of water, but I think it's over now?!

Yeah, it is over now.