The cracks are getting bigger (subject lines with multiple meanings)
I can't believe I didn't think of the Women's Refuge when I was making my last post. In September last year, after the "Big Quake" (if we'd only known...), domestic violence skyrocketed. Now, with a quake that makes last year's look like soccer practice, I can't imagine the strain on the system. So, uh. If people are wanting to donate, that's also a super good organisation to choose.
DID YOU KNOW: that this is New Zealand's first ever national state of emergency?
- that the national census has been cancelled, and has only been so twice before - the first being in 1931 during the Great Depression, the second being 1941 during World War II?
- that the confirmed death toll has risen to123 145?
Spent the day out in the community doing what I can. Neighbours down the road had surplus bread and donated us some. Directed some more people to where they can find water supplies, an open grocery store, etc, etc.
One of the aftershocks today was just 2km deep, and three following were at 4km. Quakes that shallow are... unpleasant. Not quite sure which are worse: the quakes that come hurtling out of nowhere, or the quakes that give you half a second to get good and tense before the whole world shudders and rattles around you.
Random pic of the day:
DID YOU KNOW: that this is New Zealand's first ever national state of emergency?
- that the national census has been cancelled, and has only been so twice before - the first being in 1931 during the Great Depression, the second being 1941 during World War II?
- that the confirmed death toll has risen to
Spent the day out in the community doing what I can. Neighbours down the road had surplus bread and donated us some. Directed some more people to where they can find water supplies, an open grocery store, etc, etc.
One of the aftershocks today was just 2km deep, and three following were at 4km. Quakes that shallow are... unpleasant. Not quite sure which are worse: the quakes that come hurtling out of nowhere, or the quakes that give you half a second to get good and tense before the whole world shudders and rattles around you.
Random pic of the day: