Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Disasters.....

On Febuary the 22nd, a terrible 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand. The disaster was a shock for everyone. The earthquake claimed 166 lives, and was a nationwide shock. The following pictures show just some of the devastating damage:Christchurch cathedral, on of NZ's landmarks, suffered badly, going from this:....to this.Nearly a week ago, on March 11, Japan was rocked by a huge 8.9 earthquake that triggered a tsunami, washing water 6 miles inland, and setting off 4 nuclear reactors. This disaster was thousands times worse than New Zealand's previous one, with the death toll expected to be above 10,000. These pictures show the devastation of Japan:

To Christchurch, and especially Japan: Our thoughts and prayers are with you, be strong, you will get through this. R.I.P. to all the people that lost their lives in these tragic events.

1 comment:

Hannah M. said...

:( Praying for these people too. The footage from these was overwhelming at times. Wow.