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BBC Sea surges reach E African coast [Brits warned of tsunami]

The sea surges produced by the earthquake off Indonesia have reached east Africa and islands off its coast.

Waves hit the Somali coast, drowning at least three people and capsizing fishing boats.

The islands of the Seychelles are reported to have been flooded, including areas of the capital, Mahe.

Popular Kenyan beaches around Mombasa have been closed, while the islands of Mauritius and Reunion have urged people to stay away from the beaches.

East Africa is more than 6,000 km (3,728 miles) from the quake's epicentre.

Despite this, the British government has warned its citizens in Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Kenya and Tanzania to be alert for potential danger from the sea surges...[Snip] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4126513.stm


3 posted on 12/26/2004 9:55:06 AM PST by sully777 (our descendants will be enslaved by political expediency and expenditure)
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To: sully777; Ironfocus

No doubt it'll be surfs up in South Africa.


5 posted on 12/26/2004 10:00:03 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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