Indonesia in general and the Mentawai Islands in particular are a favourite destination for many a globe-trotting surfer. On October 25th a magnitude 7.7 earthquake took place beneath the ocean to the West of Sumatra, which triggered a 3 metre high tsunami. At least 450 people died in the tidal wave.
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A video of ShelterBox Response Team members Tom Newman and Greg Rogers distributing 250 ShelterBoxes in Jacmel:
Jacmel is on the south coast of Haiti, almost due south of the capital Port au Prince:
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The chart below shows month to month variations in the climate at Port au Prince, the capital of earthquake stricken Haiti. Look carefully at the dark green "precipitation" graph:
The month of January when the earthquake hit is the driest of the year. By the time May arrives average rainfall is seven times as much.
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