Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Christchurch Earthquake
Well I haven't had a chance to write here for the past few days as I'm on holiday and had to get my computer set up .. which was low on the list of priorities (settling in, hanging with in-laws, neice's baptism and first birthday, shopping, etc) and now that I'm up and running the only thing I can think about is the horrible disaster down south. It has really affected me and I'm not quite sure why. As soon as I heard about it I was glued to the tv and found tears coming to my eyes. I just kept thinking 'that's my country' which is a bit crazy considering that I've only lived in NZ for a year and I've never even been to the South Island. But there it is, can't really write about anything else. I feel for the people of Chch, they have been through so much. I wonder if they are thinking like I am - how can they even start to recover from this? My thoughts are with them and their families and friends.
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It is a terrible thing. Am from CHCH and moved up to Auckland 6 months ago. Am slowly ticking off family and friends that are safe. A sleepless night. x
ReplyDeleteWe feel the same way hun. I woke at 5 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep as I lay there pondering how on earth the city could recover.
ReplyDeleteBut there are glimmers of hope. 3 people pulled ALIVE from the CTV building overnight (that's the building that was crushed and burning). Loads of texts doing that rounds from people who are alive but trapped. The latest news has support crews coming from Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, US and the UK.
We have hope.