[A-DX] More Problems in Africa - Earthquake in Bukavu, Radio Kahuzi survives

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <BueschelW@xxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Churchill" Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:42 AM
Subject: [DXplorer] More Problems in Africa - Earthquake in Bukavu, Radio 
Kahuzi survives (so far)

> Quoting from an e-mail received at 10 am Sunday morning, 2/3:
> --------------------start quote------------------------
>
> EARTHQUAKE UPDATE

> A quick phone call from the BESI/Radio Kahuzi office in CA reassured us 
> that Richard, Kathy and the Radio Kahuzi transmitters are all intact.
>
> Richard reported, " It happened about 2:30 A.M. CA time; 10:30 A.M. in
> Bukavu. We are having aftershocks every 20 minutes."
>
> Richard believes that Mt. Kahuzi Is becoming an active volcano.
> For now, they are safe but we would appreciate your prayers for the city
> of Bukavu and the Great Lakes Region.
>
> Further updates will be posted to our blog. www.radiokahuzi.blogspot.com
> <http://www.radiokahuzi.blogspot.com/>
>
> Keep Looking Up!
> Harold Smith
> Harold Smith, President
> BESI/Radio Kahuzi
> P.O. Box 115
> San Marcos, CA 92079
> 760.598.1190
> www.radiokahuzi.blogspot.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Radio Kahuzi [mailto:radiokahuzi@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 9:10 AM
> > Subject: Earth quake
> 03/02/2008 14:52
>
> By Arthur Asiimwe
> KIGALI (Reuters) - Earthquakes struck Rwanda and neighbouring Democratic
> Republic of Congo on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and seriously
> injuring 350 more, officials said.
>
> The first quake, with a magnitude of 6.0 and its epicentre in (Mount 
> Kahuzi
> -- becoming active volcano) Democratic Republic of Congo, happened at 
> 10:30
> a.m. (9:30 Bukavu time ) (0730 GMT), followed by another 5.0 quake in
> densely populated southern Rwanda at 1:56 p.m. (1056 GMT).
>
> "There is lots of damage. Many buildings have been hit. Lots of houses 
> have > completely collapsed,".....continued below
> said Jacqueline Chenard, MONUC spokeswoman in Bukavu.

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