Tristan : Tristan da Cunha: Flags at Half-Mast for Tsunami Victims
Submitted by Tristan Times (Juanita Brock) 05.01.2005 (Current Article)

Even Remote Tristan Has Been Touched by the Tsunami Disaster.

TRISTAN DA CUNHA: FLAGS HALF-MAST FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS

By J. Brock (SARTMA-TdC)

Like those in much of the rest of the world, Islanders on Tristan da Cunha have lowered their flags to half-mast as a mark of respect for the victims of the December 26^th Earthquake and Tsunami that hit coastal countries around the Indian Ocean.  Tristanians found out about the disaster on BFBS Television that is beamed to the Island via satellite and are making their own arrangements to support the Disaster Appeal.

Tristanians are not immune to disasters in 1961 the entire population left the Island as a result of a volcano that breached the surface near the settlement.  In May 2001, the settlement was hit by a hurricane that caused nearly £2Million worth of damage to houses and every public building except St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.