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.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 request to my to-do

pile. And if it's been a while since you sent in your request, feel free to 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 the Salmina

will definitely cover the topic of your request 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 my own personal choice, inspired by

recent events. 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 do become a

patron, I would very much appreciate it. And if you do join the Patreon, you will get new episodes

as soon as I record them rather than waiting until they are released.

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