For all the huge advances in the control of our lives through science and technology, an earthquake on this scale is truly humbling as well as profoundly tragic. - Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary
On behalf of Bantus Capoeira, we would like to extend our condolences and prayers to the victims, families and loved ones affected by the devastating tidal waves which hit many coastal regions of Asia including Malaysia.
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Hi Bantus Malaysia,
I hope all you guys are safe and secure, and your loved ones are all OK.
I heard about the news, and watched the footage on the ninemsn website. Amazing and tragic, the quote on your homepage is apt. Just a couple of months ago, we in Tokyo felt the earthquake that left thousands homeless in Niigata.
Links: Niigata Earthquake, The 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake
If the earthquake had have hit Tokyo, the results would have been a lot worse.
Have a Happy New Year and good luck for 2005.
Caçapa and Cafune Bantus Capoeira Japan
Rafael or someone else who have notice from him ask please for call his mother here in Brasil. Hopely Maurício
To everyone concerned, Rafael and the rest of us are safe from harm.
Penang, however, is just a short 5-hour drive north from where we are. We were very close to where the earthquake occured and tremors were felt in some parts of the city before the tsunami hit the northern coastal regions of our country.
Maurício: Rafael has spoken to his family yesterday, hope everyone won’t have to worry anymore.
Thank you all for your concern and well-wishes. Oftentime such incidents are so remote that they may leave little impact on us, but this time Malaysians are able to sympathise better with other more disaster-prone countries such as Japan and Indonesia. Talk about counting your blessings, whatever your circumstance!
Some amazing and heartbreaking photos:
Washington Post: Tsunami Kills Thousands in Asia