The Loma Prieta Earthquake
Loma Prieta Earthquake
Story Teller By: Kavita Butani There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent conflict. Earthquakes and the damages they bring have affected the lives of many people around the world forever. As our community grows so does the danger caused by these quakes also increases by mass. Earthquakes can affect our lives in many ways; this type of natural disaster can upset everything from small towns to huge metropolitan areas. Speaking of places, On October 17, 1989 the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area. It had killed 62 people, injured 3,756 others and left more than 12,000 people homeless. This earthquake had affected everyone in the area; here are some victims of this earthquake, Carol Bold and Michael .
I secretly wanted my town to float out to sea. Maybe I have a longing desire for isolation, or religious aspirations for disaster, these were the exact words Carol Bold had said when she was at a very young age. The Loma Prieta earthquake had struck when she was in preschool. She says she still remembers the event vividly. In paragraph two from the article Loma Preta Earthquake stories, she had mentioned “We lunged under the tables with innocent chuckles, staring as every motionless object in the room suddenly burst into dance. And just like that it was over.” This quote basically had said everything was flying, if not shaking. For some odd reason Carol Bold was way too young to understand what was going on however she new Part of the double-decker bridge collapsed upon itself, as well as a 50-foot strip of the Bay Bridge. San Francisco’s Marina District basically crumbled under its lousy urban planning of building houses on top of landfill she had finished saying. When she got home no one was hurt, Carol Bold was lucky unlike the 62 that had been killed, 3,756 injured and many others who were left without a home.
Story Teller By: Kavita Butani There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent conflict. Earthquakes and the damages they bring have affected the lives of many people around the world forever. As our community grows so does the danger caused by these quakes also increases by mass. Earthquakes can affect our lives in many ways; this type of natural disaster can upset everything from small towns to huge metropolitan areas. Speaking of places, On October 17, 1989 the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area. It had killed 62 people, injured 3,756 others and left more than 12,000 people homeless. This earthquake had affected everyone in the area; here are some victims of this earthquake, Carol Bold and Michael .
I secretly wanted my town to float out to sea. Maybe I have a longing desire for isolation, or religious aspirations for disaster, these were the exact words Carol Bold had said when she was at a very young age. The Loma Prieta earthquake had struck when she was in preschool. She says she still remembers the event vividly. In paragraph two from the article Loma Preta Earthquake stories, she had mentioned “We lunged under the tables with innocent chuckles, staring as every motionless object in the room suddenly burst into dance. And just like that it was over.” This quote basically had said everything was flying, if not shaking. For some odd reason Carol Bold was way too young to understand what was going on however she new Part of the double-decker bridge collapsed upon itself, as well as a 50-foot strip of the Bay Bridge. San Francisco’s Marina District basically crumbled under its lousy urban planning of building houses on top of landfill she had finished saying. When she got home no one was hurt, Carol Bold was lucky unlike the 62 that had been killed, 3,756 injured and many others who were left without a home.