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Postdisaster msg from HRH Princess Latufuipeka (daughter of King Tupou VI & #Tonga’s High Comm to 🇦🇺). Focus on gratitude, faith &taking refuge in God. This type of reaction overwhelmingly present on Tongan social media atm. Not what you’d usually get elsewhere,but consider (1/4)
#Tonga is one of the most vulnerable countries in the entire world to natural #disasters & climate change. In less than 4yrs it has weathered 2 max strength (Category 5) cyclones, a pandemic and a 1 in 1000yr volcanic eruption + resultant earthquake & #tsunami. (2/4)
And each time, people pick up & carry on. Often with humour & while singing a hymn! I’m no expert but I would think being grateful/positive, having a form of faith & relying on each other as a community helps ease the otherwise depressing mental effects of so much trauma. (3/4)
parte de lo que pasĂł ayer (hilo): El tsunami trajo mucha energĂa hacia nuestras costas. Uno esperarĂa que al "chocar" con el continente, el tsunami se devuelva al ocĂ©ano PacĂfico y nos deje tranquilos ...
(hilo 2): Pero la forma de las costas hace que no toda la energĂa se vaya de vuelta al ocĂ©ano, sino que queda aquĂ. El primer efecto de eso es que el tsunami, que antes venĂa de Oeste a Este (del ocĂ©ano a la costa), ahora se mueva a lo largo de Chile, norte a sur y sur a norte.
hilo(3): por lo tanto, las olas de tsunami viajan ahora a lo largo de Chile, y llegan a las bahĂas en distintos tiempos.
