Saturday, February 27, 2010

Tsunami Warning

Awoken at 3.00amish this morning with loud tooting of a car horn and someone calling out my name. It was Silia from work letting us know of a tsunami warning. Soon learnt a big earthquake off the coast of Chile meant a wave heading our way and this time on the Apia side though due to affect all of Samoa. We have a bit of warning time this time as it's not due to hit until 9.00am. The heart is racing. Images of the last tsunami are in my head. Everything could be wiped out soon. We have chucked a few things in the car and evacuated to USP up the hill leaving the gate at home open in the hope the dogs will run up if necessary. So thankful also for the other friends who called round or rang or texted us to make sure we knew. Now we play the waiting game and keep an eye on the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1 for updates. Back in touch soon. Adam and Ang x

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