quade 4 #1 December 26, 2003 http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/26/iran.quake/index.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031226-1.html I wish we'd just start sending stuff.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #2 December 26, 2003 QuoteBritish Foreign Secretary Jack Straw spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and offered the services of two specialized search-and-rescue teams. Kharrazi welcomed the offer, and arrangements are under way through the Department for International Development, Straw said. Glad to hear that this is under way.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #3 December 27, 2003 How horrible. . Start praying.. Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #4 December 27, 2003 According to Reuters, the figure is now 20,000 dead. What a horrible tragedy. . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #5 December 27, 2003 Paul, I'm sure that we are allready sending help there! May God bless the poor victims! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #6 December 27, 2003 My prayers and vibes go out to all Iranians. What a horrible tragedy. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 December 27, 2003 the way they build things over here that is not very surprising...sad but not surprising..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #8 December 27, 2003 Quotethe way they build things over here that is not very surprising...sad but not surprising.. The age and construction of the buildings made an astounding difference . . . 6.7 quake > Densly populated area > California > 2 dead 6.7 quake > Densly populated area > Iran > 20,000 dead . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 December 27, 2003 Latest . . . http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031227/D7VMO0180.html Now feared as many as 40,000 dead. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031227-1.html Quote December 27, 2003 STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY The United States government is currently working with Iranian authorities, the United Nations, and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent to rapidly deploy humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran following yesterday's devastating earthquake in Bam. The United States will deploy civilian teams composed of more than 200 experts in urban search and rescue, emergency surgery, and disaster response coordination -- including medical response teams from Boston, Massachusetts, and local disaster response teams from Los Angeles, California, and Fairfax County, Virginia. Disaster response experts will also be drawn from USAID, FEMA, and the Department of State, and the US military will deliver more than 150,000 pounds of medical supplies from bases in Kuwait to the people of Iran. The United States will continue to work with Iranian authorities and international relief organizations to help the people of Iran during this challenging time. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #10 December 27, 2003 Quote 6.7 quake > Densly populated area > California > 2 dead 6.7 quake > Densly populated area > Iran > 20,000 dead Yes. Almost identical earthquakes on the Richter scale, however with drastically different results. Bam was not heavily populated. Only about 80,000 people lived there. As many as 40,000 are now feared dead. Most of the city had been built hundreds of years ago, some parts perhaps as long ago as 2,000 years.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #11 December 27, 2003 It is very sad. The problem is if you are not in one of the major city’s in Iran every thing is from another century. People in Tehran have every thing we have here and only 200 miles away there is places with out phones and paved roads. My prayers are with all who have suffered a loss.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #12 December 27, 2003 The numbers are so huge that it's impossible to even imagine. Unfortunately, construction in those parts will not improve, even after this. Noone is going to rebuild all of those ancient buildings. It's only a matter of time before this happens again. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #13 December 29, 2003 QuoteQuote 6.7 quake > Densly populated area > California > 2 dead 6.7 quake > Densly populated area > Iran > 20,000 dead Yes. Almost identical earthquakes on the Richter scale, however with drastically different results. Bam was not heavily populated. Only about 80,000 people lived there. As many as 40,000 are now feared dead. Most of the city had been built hundreds of years ago, some parts perhaps as long ago as 2,000 years. From a technical point of view the Richter scale is not a very satisfactory way of measuring the destructive potential of earthquakes, since it doesn't differentiate between different modes of motion, some of which are far more destructive than others. It also doesn't account for differences in soil and rock types. Regardless, modern building construction methods are clearly superior.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
