Tonga Tsunami warning lifted, yet Fiji residents panic


	Tonga Tsunami warning lifted, yet Fiji residents panic

nuttyriv3r

3-20-2009 7:23 AM

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tsunami, tonga, figi, nature retaliates, end of days

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3-20-2009 7:30 AM

ofcapri

I was wondering about that yesterday when I read a clip about the volcano erupting.

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