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Indonesian Quake

Having been to Yogyakarta, I’m not at all surprised to see death tolls climbing rapidly. The city is surrounded by a massive sprawl of flimsy-looking shanties, and the earthquake made thousands of people’s homes collapse on them while they slept. If you’re feeling charitable, the Red Cross is aiding the relief effort.

A silver lining: The amazing Borobudur temple, the largest Buddhist monument in the word, is unharmed. But some of the shrines at the Hindu Prambanan temple have been damaged.

More Blog Posts by John Tabin

http://spectator.org/blog/2006/05/27/indonesian-quake

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