I have been following this quite closely and the one thing that has stricken me the most is to know that nearly 30% (or at least that was the statistics yesterday) of the causalities have been children. It is indescribably heart-braking to see so many little ones dead and to see parents mourn their children.
I have been reading up articles online and the first thing I go to are the pictures, to me ... a picture truly says a 1000 words. And the pictures that have been taken from this tragedy are so impacting that you don't need to read up on the story to know how terrible this has been.
My mother was just mentioning to me today that we needed to get some basic stuff together and take it to the red cross. I hope that we can all come to the aid of our fellow humans and contribute in some way.
I hope that those who have family and friends in the affected area can hear from them soon. My best wishes and hopes go out to those of you who are still waiting to hear from loved ones.
Enclosed: some chilling pictures of this event.
**Warning: Do NOT view if this situation is too emotionally strong for you**
Photographs of the aftermath.
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