UPDATE 2- HOLY SHIT Earthquake in Kingston Jamaica right now - much worse in Haiti

[malaise]

I'm guessing a 5 - lasted about 15 seconds

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake
Affected countries: The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Cuba
8 km from Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti · 7:29 am

Major damage and loss of life in Western Haiti - first aftershock there 5.2

[HipChick]

1. Be safe sis..

[malaise]

4. Calls coming in from everywhere now

Looks like island wide - St Ann Trelawny, Kingston, Manchester, St Elizabeth
Even the DJ in studio felt it.
Strongest one I've felt in years.

[Warpy]

117. Energy seems to have gone due west

Video shows a chandelier swinger/pool slosher in the Dominican Republic, none of it dramatic.

Video from Haiti is more serious, building collapses and big cracks everywhere. I'm hoping Port au Prince was spared this time. This is the last thing Haiti needs.

[malaise]

119. Yep - major loss of life and damage in Haiti

[dixiegrrrrl]

150. and another storm approaching....

Mother Nature is talking loudly.....

[Rustyeye77]

2. Are you in Kingston or other ?

[malaise]

8. Kingston

but listening to the calls on radio - this one affected the entire island - the place shook for quite a while

[panader0]

3. Wow! I never thought of Jamaica as an earthquake area.

A 5 is pretty big. Keep us updated on damages if any--be safe sister.

[malaise]

6. We've just been lucky - we are way overdue for a big one

This was islandwide

[Rustyeye77]

10. Mobay ?

[malaise]

12. Yes this one shook from Morant Point to Negril

Seriously this is the longest and most intense shake for a while

[Rustyeye77]

25. Sorry

You may want to stay outside if this was a warm up for the next.

[electric_blue68]

11. :(

stay safe

[Tanuki]

15. Port Royal

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sunken-pirate-stronghold-at-port-royal

"THE EARTH OPENED AND SWALLOWED many people, before my face, and the sea I saw came mounting in over the wall, upon which I concluded it impossible to escape.”

Edmund Heath, survivor and eyewitness to the devastating 1692 earthquake wrote these words in a letter from the safety of a ship moored in the city’s harbor, overlooking the ruins of his city. Port Royal, once called “the most wicked and sinful city in the world” was famous the world over for its booze—the blackout-inducing Kill Devil Rum, its pirates, and its sex workers. Needless to say, when the city was nearly destroyed, there were some parties that saw it as a convenient solution to an ugly problem.

The English and their pirate friends were relatively new to the area. Jamaica had been held by the Spanish since Columbus first declared it “the fairest island eyes have beheld” in 1494. Lacking gold or other obvious exploitable wealth, the Spanish held it but did not focus much energy there. It came under English power in 1655, after Cromwell sent English raiders to invade and capture the Spanish stronghold at Hispaniola (now Haiti and Dominican Republic, then the center of Spanish trade in the Caribbean). Cromwell’s men failed spectacularly at taking Hispaniola and turned to Jamaica as a second choice, better-than-nothing option.

Located on the southeast coast of Jamaica, the natural harbor at Port Royal became the center of English life in Jamaica. By the late 1600s it had become one of the largest European cities in the new world, second only to Boston. It had also become the infamous home of pirates, sex workers, and Englishmen on the make. Far from home, they made their livings off of the slave trade, slave labor in plantations, and the money that the pirates brought in from their looting forays against the Spanish.

It may be seen as an indicator of the caliber of vice in Port Royal that in 1675 the notorious pirate Henry Morgan became the Lieutenant Governor. In fact, Morgan began to crack down on overt piracy as the grand era of privateering he had been part of began to enter its waning phase. He died just four years before the earthquake struck and was buried in the Palisadoes cemetery.

On the morning of June 7, 1692, a massive earthquake estimated at a 7.5 magnitude hit the island. The city, largely built over sand, suffered instantly from liquifaction, with buildings, roads, and citizens sucked into the ground. Geysers erupted from the earth, buildings collapsed, and finally the city was hit by tsunami waves, dragging what had not been destroyed out to sea. In the end, some 33 acres of the city disappeared under water, four of the five forts were destroyed or submerged, and 2000 people were killed. The cemetery where Captain Morgan was buried slipped into the sea, its bodies floating up to mix with the freshly dead.

Even before the earth stopped shaking, locals reported that the looting began, one writing: “Immediately upon the cessation of the extremity of the earthquake, your heart would abhorr to hear of the depredations, robberies and violences that were in an instant committed upon the place by the vilest and basest of the people; no man could call any thing his own, for they that were the strongest and most wicked seized what they pleased....”

As news spread of the destruction of Port Royal, it was picked up as a cautionary tale and a sure sign of divine retribution for the lewd behavior of the pirates and sex workers, the pretensions and wealth of the gentry of the town, or the sins of slavery, depending on the city and the audience.

But at any rate, the earthquake did not end Port Royal’s wicked ways, nor its relationship with vice or with pirates who continued to stop by for another 50 years while they preyed on Spanish ships. In fact, in 1720, John “Calico Jack” Rackham was hanged at Gallows-Point in Port Royal by order of pirate hunter—and former privateer—Woodes Rogers (best known for his rescue of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe)."....(more)

[NJCher]

162. Talk about a first

Paragraph that draws in the reader...

[GB_RN]

56. Yeah, That Whole Area Sits On A Fault/Plate Line

The Caribbean Plate runs right through there.

[totodeinhere]

139. There is no place on Earth that is immune to earthquakes.

They are more frequent in some areas, but it can happen anywhere including where either you or I live no matter where that is.

[spanone]

9. Hang On!!!!!!!

Keep Safe 🙏🏻

[JoanofArgh]

14. Stay safe! Can a 5 cause big waves?

[malaise]

18. This was a major quake off Haiti

https://www.google.com/search?q=earthquake+jamaica&oq=earthquake+jamaica&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l3j0i22i30l2j69i61l2.3797j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[JoanofArgh]

24. Omg. At least they don't expect a tsunami

Link to tweet

?s=21

[babylonsister]

124. Tsunami warnings are being posted. So yes. nt

[TexasTowelie]

16. I'm seeing a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. nt

https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2021-08-14-12-29-11-utc-7-0-10

[malaise]

19. That's it

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake
Affected countries: The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Cuba
8 km from Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti · 7:29 am

[TexasTowelie]

21. Poor Haiti.

It's not like they aren't going through enough crap already. I'm certain that the devastation will be immense considering the poor construction standards in the country.

[SergeStorms]

30. And with hurricane season upon us...

Haiti could be a total disaster without a little luck.

Stay as safe as can be, everyone.

[paleotn]

38. They just can't catch a break.

[malaise]

41. They haven't even been able to rebuild the Presidential Home since the last one

Damn - the good news is that there is no tsunami warning

[Quakerfriend]

17. Omg! I hope u can stay safe, malaise.🙏

[gademocrat7]

20. Take care

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

22. WOW!

Stay safe! Thanks for the updates.

[malaise]

26. Checking for a tsunami warning

Looks like the Florida Keys were also affected - this was big.

It was just off Haiti but I have no doubt that they have major damage

This was not far from Guantanamo Bay

[PJMcK]

23. Wow!

Be careful, malaise.

Man, between hurricanes and earthquakes, I'm worried for you. Scary.

[MLAA]

27. OMG, I pray no loss of life or serious damage.

Are you safe?

[malaise]

29. I life in a very safe area - building shook but no visible damage anywhere

nothing broken, nothing fell

[MLAA]

32. Whew

[crickets]

152. Good to hear.

Hope the aftershocks aren't too bad. Stay safe!

[FM123]

31. Omg!

What a way to start the morning - please stay safe! Sending love!

[malaise]

39. Spare a thought for the folks in Western Haiti

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-7-quake-strikes-western-haiti-usgs-2021-08-14/

Aug 14 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7 earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) also reported a quake in the region, saying it was magnitude 7.6.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.

[FM123]

98. Yes!

Many of my Haitian friends here have fam back home!

[Soph0571]

33. You OK love?

Be safe

[malaise]

48. All is well here - it was a 7.2 says my former colleague on Radio right now

Western Haiti got the worst of it - first aftershock in Haiti 5.2.

Same fault system as the 2010 quake

[Lovie777]

34. Whoa . . .

stay safe.

[Evolve Dammit]

35. Sending positive vibrations to you.

[MiHale]

36. Glad you're safe, malaise...

You’re a DU treasure

[Cyrano]

37. Hope there are no aftershocks. Stay well, malaise.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

40. Sending my hopes for the safety of all in the areas affected.

[roamer65]

43. Be safe!

[wnylib]

44. OMG! Be safe.

[malaise]

50. Don't worry about Jamaica - there is major damage and loss of life

in Haiti

[wnylib]

75. Yes. After seeing your OP,

I did a search and found reports of serious damage in Haiti. How can those unfortunate pople cope with this? I fear that, due to the pandemic, outside help will be limited.

[Roy Rolling]

45. Be Safe

Being a target for both hurricanes and earthquakes is a high price to pay sometimes. So if Jamaica we’re mundane, the price would be low. 😜

I hope you’re not living in a liquefaction-risky area. It’s devastating how that can swallow up whole areas like a Stephen King novel.

[ancianita]

46. Glad to know you're safe, mal.

Thank you for the news.

[catbyte]

47. Yikes! Those things are so scary. I was in one when I was vacationing in Hawaii

several years ago and it scared the crap out of me. I'm glad you're okay!

[MineralMan]

51. Shaking it here, Boss!

I'm very glad you're OK, and hope the damage is limited where you are.

I lived in California for over 50 years, and went through a bunch of earthquakes. They never stop being scary when they happen.

[malaise]

54. The weirdest feeling on earth

earthquakes It's very bad in Western Haiti
Thanks bro.

[MineralMan]

58. Absolutely. We count on the earth beneath our feet to

remain still. When it doesn't, it's an instant cause for panic. You never get over it.

[electric_blue68]

132. Real concious, and Limbic Brain responses!

In the ?'80s (NYC) once I was sleeping and in my dream I was riding down in an elevator. It started swaying.

Next thing I knew I was awake - bolting upright in bed screaming "Earthquake!!!!!"

I heard a deep sound, felt a mild rumbling fading away. Looked around everything was well in place.

Went right back to sleep because (with a frikkin' earthquake that CAN BE Felt such a rare thing here in NYC [thank goodness!!!] ), AND our apt building sitting particularly up on a hill 8-9 stories high above from the next easteard Avenue over, bolstered up by a foundation of concrete, and serious boulders also holding a gigantic "balcony" in place for the sides, and back of our building for it's proper functionality - it also acted unintentionally as a amplifier of sound, and vibrations!!!

The noises of basketballs, motorcycles, and also feeling along with hearing truck rumblings all increased in effect.

Was I SHOCKED later when actually woke up for the day, turned on the radio, and found out it was an actual earthquake!!!

Twenty-five yrs or so later - still a vivid memory!

(look how much bold and ital I put in the text 😄 )

[Heartstrings]

52. Safe vibes sent....

[superpatriotman]

53. Not being covered by SoFla news yet

But i slept in to be fair. It’s partly cloudy and gusty thanks to Fred.

Stay safe Malaise! The season is just starting and I need your expertise.

[BumRushDaShow]

55. USGS calling it a 7.2 at the moment

Link to tweet

TEXT

USGS Earthquakes
@USGS_Quakes
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.2 - 12 km NE of Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=usgs_quakes
8:58 AM · Aug 14, 2021

(I think the below was the earlier call)

Link to tweet

TEXT

USGS Earthquakes
@USGS_Quakes
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.0 - 8 km N of Petit Trou de Nippes, Haiti https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00qxtxcn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=usgs_quakes
8:43 AM · Aug 14, 2021

And then TS Grace is up and running and due to cross right across Hispanola.

Link to tweet

TEXT

National Hurricane Center
@NHC_Atlantic
Tropical Storm #Grace has formed about 400 miles east of the Leeward Islands. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit http://hurricanes.gov
Image
4:57 AM · Aug 14, 2021

Hope you guys don't have any significant damage where you are.

[malaise]

62. Just heard my former neighbor saying the same thing

on local radio. He's head of UWI's Earthquake Centre. The Europeans said 7.7
I suspect this news broke globally on DU

[BumRushDaShow]

64. DU is always "right there where it happens"

[malaise]

68. It hasn't reached CNN yet

[sheshe2]

131. Watching it now.

This is the first time I’ve had the TV on this morning.

You stay safe!

[MoonRiver]

57. OMG, stay safe malaise!

[malaise]

63. Haven't heard about any damage in Jamaica yet

but it is very very bad in Western Haiti.

[MoonRiver]

70. That's so sad.

[MuseRider]

59. Oh no no no

this is awful!

Please take care and be safe.

[louslobbs]

60. Thinking of you

please be safe.

[tavernier]

65. Felt nothing in upper Keys.

Thinking about you, my friend.

[malaise]

82. You don't need this what with Fred and now Grace

in the neighborhood.

[tavernier]

87. We do need the rain.

We are welcoming Freddie but Grace can disappear.

[malaise]

90. LOL

[secondwind]

66. My daughter felt this here in Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

[malaise]

72. Yep we all did

https://www.google.com/search?q=earthquake+jamaica&oq=earthquake&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j69i57j69i59j69i61j69i65j69i61j69i60.9105j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake
Affected countries: The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and Cuba
6 km from L'Asile, Haiti · 7:29 am

[2naSalit]

69. Holy shit!

Are you okay? Your peeps? Your home?

Sending vibes!

[lark]

71. How is it where you are?

When I was in the Dunns River falls area about 15 years ago most of the houses were concrete block, and of course there were the tin shanties, but there were more lots more houses than huts. Is it like that where you are and how did this stand up to the quake?

[malaise]

78. Yep -all the homes and businesses around here are built to survive hurricanes and earthquakes

That said, there are neighborhoods not far from here that aren't as secure.
They have no damage there either. Western Haiti got the worst of this one. It didn't reach us as a 7.2

[Tommymac]

74. Please stay safe and keep us updated.

Hate quakes. One occurred in Virginia (very near a nuke plant) about a decade ago, we felt it in Pittsburgh - shook my building - and it cracked the Washington Monument.

Felt them in CA too...really bizarre and scary feeling.

We do get small ones here in PA every now and then because fracking I think...but those only last a few seconds so far.

[bluestarone]

76. BE SAFE!

So sorry for the people of HAITI!

[Scrivener7]

77. I hope you and yours stay well through this, malaise. Keep us posted.

[AllaN01Bear]

80. breaking news 7.2 hits the carrabiean. ( too early to spell)

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h/executive eep

https://www.tsunami.gov/ if u see the sea withdraw , run like thunder .
a decade ago there was a mag 7 epicenter right on the beach surface of port au prince . very devistating.

[YoshidaYui]

83. No Tsunami I would guess

[malaise]

84. That's the best news

[niyad]

85. Be safe, my sister.

[AllaN01Bear]

86. here is a story from offical sources , you may have seen it already.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142785062

[malaise]

88. ROFL

Finally breaking on CNN

[MontanaMama]

92. My earthquake app from the USGS

shows a 7.2 followed by a 5.2 in Haiti….multiple rumblers in Puerto Rico and a 5.4 east of Haiti on the Atlantic ridge. Damn.

[malaise]

93. Wow!

Quite a shake up

[Hortensis]

114. That's wild. I'm from CA and am used to quakes, but I like to

imagine them as mostly discrete events, "centered in" Sierra Madre or Panorama City. Not as part of a dynamic planet.

[peggysue2]

94. Stay safe, malaise!

A 7.0 earthquake is major and I'm sure scary, not to mention damaging.

[malaise]

97. Western Haiti faced the 7.2 - I suspect ours was

closer to 5.4 or so. We were very lucky

[plimsoll]

95. Hope you're prepared, and stay safe.

[malaise]

99. Prepared for the hurricane season

not this

Imagine Haiti - a major earthquake and in the cone for Tropical Storm Grace, Now that is bad news. We folks in Jamaica continue to ride our luck.

[plimsoll]

104. Still not recovered from the last one either.

Took a second to go find the actual quake data

M 7.2 12 KM NE of St-Louis du Sud Haiti

[malaise]

106. They really don't need this

and there will be little help given Covid

[Mme. Defarge]

100. Sending hugs from a distance.

[Naio]

101. My sister in Puerto Rico felt nothing. she lives in central part of the island.

My sister in Puerto Rico felt nothing. she lives in central part of the island. Blessings malaise.

[AngryOldDem]

102. STAY SAFE.

[jmbar2]

103. Mother Earth is pissed off!

The poorest get hit the worst. I am so sorry this is happening to the people of Haiti and others who are affected.

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date and stay safe!

[GulfCoast66]

160. The truth is even more unsettling.

The earth has no idea we are here. And if it could, would not care. It just does what it always does. Our survival is irrelevant.
Millions of species have come and gone. It our’s does it will, in the big picture, would be no more more or less significant that the T-Rex going extinct.

[jmbar2]

161. Well, you've got a point there.

We're living on borrowed time. Glad that I'm old. Hoping I go before the rest of humanity does. In the meantime, I'll keep recycling.

[Hiawatha Pete]

105. Yikes! And stay safe!

[marmar]

108. Glad you're OK in Jamrock. Haiti can't catch a break.

[PatrickforB]

109. Stay safe if you can, Malaise.

I'm sorry for all those hurt physically and by the damage.

[LeftInTX]

110. Alaska too!

Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes Alaska peninsula - EMSC
Reuters

1 minute read

Aug 14 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck the Alaska peninsula, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), EMSC said.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-7-strikes-alaska-peninsula-emsc-2021-08-14/

Posting about Alaska, cuz it's kinda cray, cray...
And what are the odds??...Seems to have struck at 7:57 AM EST
Sounds like it struck a low population area...

Link to tweet

[wnylib]

137. I read that the Haiti quake occurred

just minutes (or seconds?) after the Alaskan quake.

Geologists always say that these quakes occurring at great distances from each other are not related due to being on different faults and usually on different plates.

But I still wonder if something happening at a deeper level in the earth causes shifts along plates and faults far removed from each other.

[Tom Rinaldo]

111. Thanks for reporting malaise, so glad you're safe, but OMG the poor Haitians

They have been through so much for so long and it does not get better for them

[malaise]

115. Haiti is also in the cone for Tropical Storm Grace

[CaptainTruth]

112. Glad you're safe!

[elleng]

113. Oy.

[LaMouffette]

118. Stay safe, malaise! Are you also in Tropical Storm Fred's path?

How horrible! As if this region hasn't already faced calamity after calamity.

Keep us posted when you can do so safely.

[malaise]

122. Fred was above us

and the other Tropical Storm, Grace, is also supposed to remain above us.
Sadly Grace is forecast to go through Haiti

[LaMouffette]

133. I'm so happy to hear that they are bypassing you, but my God, poor Haiti!

[malaise]

134. Many more to come

We prepare and we wait - poor Haiti is right

[malaise]

135. Many more to come

We prepare and we wait - poor Haiti is right

[yardwork]

120. I hope you're ok!

[greatauntoftriplets]

123. Are you having aftershocks, too?

Stay safe.

[malaise]

126. Haven't felt any of them

Saw that there have been three in Haiti

[greatauntoftriplets]

129. I saw photos from Haiti that you posted in another thread.

I hope that you don't get any.

[malaise]

141. It was significantly less severe here

[greatauntoftriplets]

143. That's good.

Those things are scary.

[malthaussen]

125. Watch your head, kiddo. n/t

[electric_blue68]

128. Poor Haiti can hardly catch a break...Good luck to all. Stay safe malaise!

[malaise]

146. Local news is saying close to 250 dead so far

and this is the beginning

[crickets]

153. Oh, poor Haiti. They are so beset again and again - it just breaks my heart. nt

[hlthe2b]

130. Damn! Stay safe. OMG--Haiti. THose poor people AGAIN.

[nolabear]

136. Crazy. Radio Garden has nothing from the radio stations.

Just music and recordings as usual from Kingston. It’s hours later but I’m surprised.

[totodeinhere]

138. And there was a magnitude 7 earthquake in Alaska as well.

The earth is very active right now.

[Hekate]

140. Dear gods. I remember the devastation of the last big one. Please stay safe.

[marble falls]

142. Hoooley Mooooley! Hold on tight!!

[leighbythesea2]

144. Poor Haiti

Too many hits all the time for them. Glad you are safe!

[malaise]

145. Seriously

Haiti can't take any more of this

[lunatica]

147. A 7.0 earthquake is unmistakably an earthquake you feel

The bad Loma Prieta one in California was a 6.9 and look at the damage that did. I was riding with my husband in his truck when it hit. He said it felt like a sudden flat tire.

Jesus! That was a terrible earthquake! It knocked down a part of the Oakland bridge and about a mile of the upper lane of the Nimitz freeway. It was terrible.

[malaise]

148. From the Gleaner - it was clearly stronger than I thought

but it was some distance from north eastern Jamaica
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20210814/update-jamaica-revises-earthquake-magnitude-73

The Earthquake Unit has revised the magnitude of the powerful tremor that rocked Jamaica this morning saying it measured 7.3 up from the 7.0 that was originally reported.

It happened at 7.29 a.m.

Readers reported feeling it in Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine, St Ann, St Mary and St James.

The epicentre was located about 300 kilometres north east of Port Antonio, Portland.

That's nearer to Haiti, where there are reports of widespread damage and 28 deaths have so far been reported.

[mcar]

149. And Grace is coming

How much more can Haiti take?

I'm glad you are safe, malaise.

[malaise]

151. Haiti can't take much more

My neighbors are some seriously resilient people

[Skittles]

154. BE SAFE MY SWEET

can you let us know a good source to send donations please

[malaise]

155. I don't trust most of the NGOs linked to fundraisers for Haiti

but I'll ask someone who should know who can be trusted

[Skittles]

156. in 2107 I donated to a fundraiser by athlete Carmelo Anthony

for Puerto Rico....I asked around, people said he's a good guy

[malaise]

157. There are good guys and girls

but there are many scammers and grifters

[Blue Owl]

158. Shit!

Stay safe over there...

[nightwing1240]

159. Wow be safe please, I need an ISP like yours!

A simple thunderstorm can knock out my internet

[BlancheSplanchnik]

163. Oh be careful, malaise!

[malaise]

164. Thank you and everyone else upthread

No damage in Jamaica but poor Haiti - death numbers keep climbing - way over 300 now

[BlancheSplanchnik]

166. So awful 😞💔

[malaise]

165. Thank you and everyone else upthread

No damage in Jamaica but poor Haiti - death numbers keep climbing - way over 300 now

[BeckyDem]

167. All hell seems to have broken out.

Hope you and yours will be safe.

[malaise]

170. We're all fine in JA but the death toll in Haiti keeps climbing -

over 1.300 people have died, many more and people are sleeping in the streets.
Even worse, they are expecting Tropical Storm Grace tomorrow.

[BeckyDem]

172. Horrifying, so much death and the destruction is enormous.

[CottonBear]

168. I hope you're safe Malaise. So tragic for Haiti. NT

[malaise]

171. Very