Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise, and before I get started with the episode today,

I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. If you've been wanting to hear a particular

disaster on the podcast, you can do so for a $25 or more donation to the podcast PayPal account

at Disaster Area at Mail.com or the podcast Fenmo at Disaster Area Podcast. Just add the name of the disaster

you'd like me to cover to the notes on your donation and I will add it to the list. Please bear with me.

I am legitimately terrible about responding to messages, but rest assured that I will add your

requests to my to-do pile. And if it's been a while since you sent in your request,

feel free to just shoot me an email or message for me to double check and just make sure that I

didn't let you slip through the cracks. Now, normally when it comes to requests, I do them when

and if I can, but this will mean I will definitely cover the topic you requested as soon as I can

finish all of the research for it and write it up.

Please keep in mind that the bigger the disaster, the more sources I may need to whittle down.

The less well-known the disaster is, the more I may need to search for sources.

And the more recent or ongoing a disaster is, the more I may want to wait until it's over

so that the complete story can be told and all loose ends can be tied up.

The subject from this particular episode was requested by Alyssa, and I'd like to thank

for the request and for the donation.

Now, if you'd like to help support the podcast in another way, you can do so with a one-time

donation through PayPal at Disasterarea atmail.com or on a per-episode basis through Patreon at www.com slash

disaster area podcast. A per-episode donation of even as little as a dollar an episode can help me do

things like pay the rent and keep the lights on. So if you become a patron, I would very much

appreciate it. And if you do

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