EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVES IN S.E.ASIA WHERE IS LOU33??

[KangaSantaMummy]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE LOU33 IS?

IS SHE BY THE COAST?

THIALAND,

MALDIVES under water we loved them when we were there 3 years ago.

EARTHQUAKE AND VERY FAST TIDAL WAVES REALLY AWFUL

God, really hope they're ok

Sending positive vibes for Lou and anyone else in that region

Sending hugs and sympathy to anyone who wasn't so lucky

My first thoughts on hearing this on the news was Lou and her family and some other friends of mine who have been living in Thailand for the past year. I do hope and pray that they are all OK. Having been in earth quakes here in Greece of a much smaller magnitude I can only say that it must have been an absolutely terrifying experiance.

No reply to my text to lou. Does anyone know what time it is now in Thailand?

MI, hope your parents and other relatives are OK.

no reply to mine either yet, assuming she has it with her of course. Imagine they must be about 6/7 hours ahead maybe, don't know.

our friend is in Thailand as well, we are very worried

they're 7 hours ahead

God I hope they're all OK

This may be useful - The Foreign Office has set up an emergency helpline: 0207 008 0000

mobile reception may well be down - due to the weather and its after effects.

Also if they have lost power, mobiles are only good for however long the battery lasts out.

Just seen this, I hope Lou and her family are safely away from any danger

(((((hugs)))))

how often do mumsnetters hear from her by text?

Bandos the island in Maldives where we went is not very high out of the water so have no idea what would happen THERE IS no HIGH GROUND!!!!

The villas are only one level and so is the main building.

Even the airport is an island and so is the capital

The island is so small too I can't see how you would survive without being swept out to sea.

It will disappear into the ocean in years to come beacause of global warming All the people who live there will be homeless.

sending cyberhugs to everyone around the Indian Ocean {{{{{{{}}}}}}}

Hope someone hears from LOU soon

Oh my word!
Just read the bbc story.
do hope we hear from them soon

SW what are they saying on the news in OZ?

Dunno
Bloody mickey mouse dvd is on as a special xmas treat instead but will check the websites

Umm this doesn't look too promising. Tsunamis in Thailand, at least 6 foreigners .........umm....dead

those deaths were on Karon
quite a lot dead and injured on Phuket and Phi Phi
oh bugger

OMG

She'll be OK, but the infrastructure of the areas has been damaged hence no power and no phone, let's just sit tight and cross our fingers and say a prayer for the poor wretches who didn't make it.

OMG - hope Lou is OK.

I remember having, what I thought were irrational, fears about this happening when I was in the Maldives on honeymoon. They are so tiny and flat - you could walk across ours in about 2 mins so goodness knows what's happened to it

Everything crossed that Lou is OK.

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Well, FWIW the island where Lou's family is now isn't one of the tiny flat ones. Hope that makes a difference.

And has it been badly hit?

Oh, I really hope she, dh and the kids are OK.