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- digdre
Earthquake.
- flashbender0
you spelled Haiti wrong
- SumWurk0
Little to no damage.
- iheartfun0
world = end
- JazX0
- Your point?subcommandante
- anyone living along those fault zones are eventually F*CKED!JazX
- pretty much
Ambushstudio - In other words, get the f*ck away from the black lines...JazX
- Ambushstudio0
FUCK yeah! we're here it was fucked up, but apparently nothing hardcore, our office shook really bad, we still have our x-mas tree up ( I know really ghetto!) and all the christmas balls were shaking like a mofo, scary shit... and believe it or not I had a dream about a badass earthquake last night.
- digdre0
i'm safe. fuck yea.
- JazX0
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- mg330
My mom is going on a cruise soon that stops off in Guatemala, and for some reason she's terrified to get off the ship there. Is it a safe place, or does she just have some old fears still lingering? Wasn't there war there during the 80s?
- http://news.google.c…version3
- Tel her not to do it, it's not worth it... nothing to see around there but some Mayan Ruins (QUIRIGUA), not enough timeAmbushstudio
- hektor9110
this is getting scary guys... wtf
- SumWurk0
This is rich:
Guatemala City was devastated by an earthquake on February 4, 1976, that killed more than 22,000 people and injured about 74,000. Officials estimated that as many as 5,000 more victims might be buried under rubble. The number of homeless was placed at 1 million people—nearly one-sixth of Guatemala's population. The quake registered 7.5 on the Richter scale, and its epicenter was placed 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Guatemala City, but it sent out shock waves that were felt as far away as Mexico City, Mexico.
In Honduras, the earthquake destroyed parts of three towns near the Guatemalan border and caused flooding and power failures. But it resulted in no deaths. Honduras was still recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Fifi, which killed about 10,000 people in 1974.
The U.S. government provided an immediate $3.6 million in emergency aid, and nearly $15 million came in voluntary contributions from the United States within six days of the quake. The Organization of American States contributed $500,000, and most other Latin American countries sent food, clothing, medical supplies, doctors, and relief experts.
United States Army helicopters ferried supplies to isolated villages, and U.S. military personnel from the Panama Canal Zone helped Guatemalan soldiers keep order. The efficiency of the Guatemalan military drew praise from observers who had witnessed the chaos and official corruption that hampered the distribution of relief supplies in Managua, Nicaragua, after the devastating earthquake there in December 1972.
- < The USA only contributed $20M. They must HATE Guatemala!SumWurk
- Because they are Christians and Socialists, thats why!utopian
- @ SumWurk - We're in your country oppressing your people. :DEightyDeuce
- Please go back so it is all worth our time.discoduro
- Ambushstudio0
20 millions back then is like 200 now isn't it? I'm just saying...