Pacific under tsunami threat after massive 8.8 quake strikes Chile

I am watching CNN Live and see what happens in Hawaii. I just realized that an old friend of mine from Gallaudet moved to Hawaii a few months ago. I just paged him.
 
shel90 said:
I am watching CNN Live and see what happens in Hawaii. I just realized that an old friend of mine from Gallaudet moved to Hawaii a few months ago. I just paged him.
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They are saying 1st wave could hit around 4:00pm.
 
shel90 said:
Really? Hawaii is ET time? CNN said the first wave should hit around 4PM ET...not Eastern Time?
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Correction, my friend there said 11am Hawaii time for the first waves. The second siren just went off......
 
Maybe we should all get together and pray for the protection of those in HI. At least we had a warning, unlike the Dec. 26 Tsunami in Jakarta.
 
Wave could hit at any moment, looks like the water is beginning to recede out to sea, when it returns it will slam back. 3 dead, 10 missing when wave hit San Fernandez island, numerous large waves reported in Pacific.....
 
It just happened? :shock: Now I regret an earlier post that I made regarding the tunsami.
 
Royale said:
CNN said the first wave could hit there anytime.
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I am watching it..so far nothing is happening. It has to be nerve wracking for those who live there.
 
shel90 said:
I am watching it..so far nothing is happening. It has to be nerve wracking for those who live there.
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I got a good friend and his family there. They moved there from Texas a few years ago.
 
update:

Searcy students to travel to remote campus near Chile earthquake zone
Searcy students to travel to remote campus near Chile earthquake zone - todaysthv.com | KTHV | Little Rock, AR

Thirty-three Harding students are still scheduled to land in Chile We massive quake.

Students tell Today's THV they are still enthusiastic about the trip. Now, on top of a rigorous work load, they want to spend their extra time volunteering to rebuild and help families struggling after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Dean of International Programs Jeffrey Hopper will join them in April. He says he wouldn't let the students go if he thought they would be at risk.

Harding students and faculty woke up Saturday to phone calls and emails concerning the coast of Chile being battered by one of the strongest earthquakes in more than a century.

Gabriella Marcellini is a junior. She says, "It was hard to recognize some buildings." Marcellini went to Chile in 2008 to study in Vina del Mar at the Harding campus.

She adds, "It's difficult to watch the footage and see the country, I feel like it's (the country) is a part of me now, so it was hard."

More than 200 people are confirmed dead. The earthquake and the aftershocks that followed brought down buildings, bridges, and have affected power, water and lines of communication.

Dr. Jeffrey Hopper says the faculty and campus there are ok, and students will be safe when they arrive. He explains, "We have 33 students who are planning to go, providing the airport is open in Santiago.

Chile has had earthquakes for centuries and many of the structures if not most of them that are built there now are fairly earthquake proof. I can say to any parent that we will never put there son or daughter in harms way."

Dr. Hopper expects the students will take initiative and help with the recovery efforts.

Spencer May is a sophomore at Harding. He adds, "It's definitely a blessing we weren't there yet."

May has his family's blessing to continue with plans to go to Chile for the three-months. He says, "I know it's going to be tough with doing school over there as well, but I really would like to help out some while being over there if I have the opportunity to do it."

"Chile is a place of amazing geographic beauty. The people are wonderful, very safe and so I always enjoy visiting the country. There is still a lot of damage and my heart goes out to the people of the country for the loss they've suffered and the challenges," Dr. Hopper concludes.

Dr. Hopper tells Today's THV an architect inspected the campus last week and said it's structurally sound. It sits on a rock structure on a large cliff. No students or faculty were in the building during the earthquake and there is moderate damage in the town.

The Santiago airport is closed for now and may delay the students arrival. They are scheduled to return from Chile June first.
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Has anyone heard anything new on the situation in Chile or Hawaii? I went to bed lastnight without watching the news.
 
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