European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 6, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5islanders flee threat of tidal wave Vladivostok Russia a residents of the Remote Kuril islands fled to High ground wednesday fearing that aftershocks to the regions strongest quake in a Quarter Century will trigger deadly tidal Waves. The earthquake tuesday night killed at least nine people destroying buildings tossing boats ashore Ana generating Waves up to 9 feet High that swamped coastal areas. Many people fear More Waves. A they Are in the Hills with no food no water or personal belongings a said Yevgeny Kulkov a reporter on Sakhalin Island who spoke to Vladivostok radio. A Rescue Crews from Moscow Siberia and the far East flew to the islands North of Japan on wednesday to begin evacuating the injured and restoring services. The undersea quake with a magnitude of 8 2, was entered about 100 Miles East of Japan a Northern coast near the Kuril. Dozens of aftershocks measuring up to a magnitude of 5.5 rattled the Region wednesday morning but no new damage or injuries were report. De. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a the aftershocks May continue for Days or even months experts say. The largest with a magnitude of 6.1, hit a minute after the quake. The quake was the second major natural disaster in the Region this fall. Severe flooding late last month killed at least five people and caused More than $200 million in damage. On Sakhalin Island Oleg Meshkov a spokesman for the regional emergency commission said by Telephone that nine people in the Kuril were dead. Sakhalin 400 Miles Northwest of the Kuril escaped major damage. The victims were found on three islands of the Southern Kuril a Shiko Tan Kun Ashir and Sturup authorities said. Most were kilted by falling debris. A a authorities said the death  Rise. As Many As 10 people were i feared buried under the ruins of a Hospital. In Moscow the ministry for emergency situations said 419 families in the Kuril lost their Homes. Japan a. Central meteorological Agency put the quakers magnitude at 7.9, making it the strongest temblor to hit the Region in 26 years a the National earthquake Center in a battered vehicle is pinned in an earthquake fissure on the japanese Island of hokkaido while a station Wagon hangs at the  loses its punch before reaching Hawaii a we.  Golden colo., using readings from around the world set the official magnitude at8.2, also its preliminary figure. Honolulu apr the earthquake triggered tsunami that was supposed to smash Hawaii on tuesday air Rived with barely enough punch to carry a surfer onto the Beach. A it looks like we dodged another Bullet a acting mayor Jeremy Harris said after Waves of Only 1 foot and 1 i feet were reported washing up on some beaches. No sign of the tsunami was seen on Hawaii a famous Waikiki Beach and the Pacific tsunami warning Center cancelled its Alert around noon tuesday. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, struck Neave the sparsely populated Kuril islands North of Japan and More than 3,500 Miles from Hawaii. After the tsunami warning was issued authorities closed beaches Parks and schools throughout the state and urged coastal residents to evacuate. The Waianae coast comprehensive health Center sent its Van to pick up homeless people living on the Beach. Tourists in Waikiki were told to stay in their hotel rooms or head to the hotels upper floors but Many went outside anyway. _ a a in a not going to make a wreck of myself Quot said Jan English who was scheduled to return Home to Akron Ohio on tuesday night. A if it comes we a do what they Tell us to do and have Faith in  on Oahu a Waianae coast most stores were dosed but Chris he left his Maile super Delicatessen open. A people Are buying batteries inc and canned goods a he  woman fell in love with Koblenz dad says Frankfurt Germany a Amy Kate Lopez a 24-year-old texan on her first trip to Europe called her father the night before she was slain to Tell him the medieval sights of Koblenz were All she had dreamed of. _ the next Day her body sexually molested stabbed and beaten was found by two children in a lower room of a ruined fortress on a Vineyard covered Hill overlooking the Rhine River City. A she mentioned she found the City just As she imagined it. She fell in love with it a Lopez a father Robert Walter Rimbaud said wednesday. A when she called me she said a Pappi its just like i dreamed. I want to stay Here a few More  now Rimbaud is hoping the people of Koblenz and Germany will help police find his daughters  she was very violently murdered a 1 said Rimbaud adding that his daughter was apparently abducted within minutes of arriving at the fortress where a youth Hostel is located. Rimbaud offered a $5, 300 Reward in addition to the $3,225 Reward offered by the Koblenz prosecutor for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Police have posted in the fortress area a sketch of Kate Lopez and a  saw standing at the Entrance of the fortress sept. 26, the morning she left her hotel and walked to the Hillside compound the police sketch shows a Blue eyed Man 18 to 22 years old very slim about 5 feet 9 inches tall with Short cropped Light Blond hair. A we want to talk to him As a witness a Koblenz prosecutor nor Bert Weise has said. A we Are aware the investigation May take a longer time a said Rimbaud As he and his son Walter 27, prepared to head Home to Houston. A there May need to be cooperation Between Public and police to identify the criminal. A we Are also interested in having some places at the fortress which Are All ruins and lend themselves to criminal acts closed a Rimbaud said. He and his son had visited Koblenz and a Are created the last trip my daughter took before she was killed. We spoke with the mayor with the police about a Way to make the place  a he said the response to closing parts of the fortress was noncommittal a a it a a historical place. But there Are quite a few places there where things like this can  a a a Rimbaud who travels a lot in his Job As product manager for a Large Gas company said he had Given his daughter the. European trip As a present before she entered the University of Lubbock medical school in Texas. She was an Honor student at the University of Houston and received a summer scholarship to the medical school in Galveston Texas. A when she lost her Mother at the age of. 13, she became interested in helping people. She was sensitive to human suf Fering a Rimbaud said. A that is Why later in life she decided to take on medical school. She was a very Strong Christian and she did a lot of missionary work in latin America and she worked with a dentist providing services to the homeless in Texas a Rimbaud said his daughter had a different last name a for family  Kate Lopez left Hustoft on sept. 7, on an organized tour of Eastern Europe. That tour ended sept. 25, in Koblenz where she spent the night in a hotel with the rest of the group. The next morning she set out to see Koblenz on her own she intended to travel until oct. 20 in Germany Switzerland and Spain where she has relatives. A she was a Strong Reader and did a lot of research a Rimbaud said. A she read about the fortress and she knew Koblenz was a City with a Long history a a a her body was cremated in Germany and a mass was scheduled for Friday at St. Cyril of Alexandria roman Catholic Church in Houston