Thank you all for your concern. Fortunately I happen to be far away  
from the epicentre and at a safe distance from the coast about 30 km  
away in Holland. I do hope the tsunami will cause no serious damage  
around the Pacific Basin.

Takamitsu Muraoka
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On 11 Mar 2011, at 09:40, John Brownie wrote:

> On Fri Mar 11 2011 18:04:47 GMT+1000 (PGT) Geoffrey Heard wrote:
>> hello Kino, Nobumi, Rick, Takamitsu Muraoka, Gene, and any other  
>> listers in Japan
>>
>> I've just been watching in horror the pictures on TV of the  
>> earthquake damage and then the tsunami sweeping across the land.
>>
>> I hope you are all safe and all those you love are safe. Clearly,  
>> many, many people are not safe. Reporters not even talking about  
>> possible numbers dead, hurt and homeless -- and the pictures make  
>> it clear that it will be a long time before we know the final tally.
>>
>> The scale of the disaster is almost beyond comprehension.
>>
>> My deepest sympathy and condolences to you and to all Japan.
>>
>> My very best wishes
>>
>> geoff
>>
> Here in Ukarumpa (in the highlands), we're worrying about the  
> tsunami which is predicted to reach Kavieng around 9:24 this  
> evening. The people out on Mussau may be badly affected,  
> particularly on the north & east side, where there's not much reef  
> to protect them, but we don't know how big it will be yet. The  
> Northern Marianas are due to be hit in a few minutes, and then maybe  
> we'll have some idea of what it will be like further away.
>
> John
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