The media seem to be very good at getting the bad news out, but not so good at making sure of the follow up good news.
We had many emails from friends around the world concerned about our welfare after a series of large earthquakes to the north west of Vanuatu. The predicted tsunami did not eventuate.
Thank you for caring!
We regularly get earthquakes where we live, just a part of living on the pacific rim. In Vila alone during June/July we had 3 over 6, and quite a few around the 4.5 to 5.5 mark.
Last Thursday the early warning sirens started at 9.30am, and the residents of the city soon evacuated to higher ground. Schools closed, and resorts were evacuated. The small islands of Ifira, Erakor and the villages on the coast were all deserted. Everyone was relieved and thankful that the predicted disaster did not happen.
One very enterprising young man came up with a novel idea. He climbed onto the roof of his church, set up his video camera to capture the predicted tsunami wave. He had with him, his surfboard, his suitcase packed with his precious books, and his wedding shoes.
