America's North Shore Journal

Earthquake from my hometown Yesterday I tried to call my parents in the first place after I got the news. At the beginning, I couldn’t put through and after a few tries, I succeeded in hearing my Dad. Fortunately my parents and relatives were safe. My Dad told me they had sensed the trembling for nearly 5 mins and some buildings have been torn rift. My mum and other residents had evacuated from our flat. My hometown was more than 400 kilometers away from the epicenter and I was concerned about the nearer area. NPR There were reports that army-led rescue workers had difficulty accessing the disaster area and were hampered by a lack of equipment. But large cranes outfitted with lights operated into the night to lift massive slabs of masonry, said … Read entire article »