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EARTHQUAKES

It was  a cold night, it had been raining for a few days , seas of people were lining up waiting for their turn  to help. They werent  worrying  about the rain, their adrenaline level was so high, needless to say that all the people were sad but they knew that  there were  people who really needed their help.

A rescuer lifted his fist , ALL OF A SUDDEN, , all the people who were around did the same keeping silent . Raising a hand was a sign , all the people needed to stay silent because one of the rescuers  heard  a voice or a sound under the debris . there were people trapped in that collapsed building.

On september 7th twenty seventeen a strong earthquake shook the mexican land, the magnitude  of that earthquake was 8.2 degrees on the Richter scale.leaving many houses collapsed in at least three mexican states, houses collapsed were everywhere, a huge disaster .T he epicenter was located  on the Pacific coast , although the epicenter was 650 kilometer away, the capital  was affected by the  waves of the earthquake , greatly.

Earthquakes are  A DIME   A DOZEN in this zone , so people know why they have earthquake drills , people started to practice these drills since the last destructive earthquake that place suffered in  1985, how mexicans can forget this year.

The clock was 7;19 am  it was a Thursday  September 19, 1985 , Mexico city was shook by an earthquake, our capital suffered a terrible tragedy, it change the city’s history.

The epicenter was 400  kilometer away of the capital  but it took 8 minutes to reach the city, the magnitude was 8.2 on the Richter scale and many buildings collapsed . This strong  natural disaster left more than 10,000  dead.

After this disaster  every year  people in all the mexican cities  have an earthquake drill.

32 years later on September 19  , 2017  we faced another telluric movement,  it was  7.2 degrees, but the epicenter was really close to the capital.

People were silent , they knew that  one of the rescuers  heard a sound indicating  that there was someone  alive in that spot . all the people were ready to do their best  to take that person out .

Thousands of volunteers were lining up waiting for their turn to help, more people were bringing food, water , tools , and all of them wanted to help. Many countries sent  their help such as food  water and money , they even sent their  rescue teams , WE ARE  REALLY GRATEFUL OF ALL THEIR HELP.

Thank you good people.

ALL OF A SUDDEN= suddenly = OUT OF THE BLUE

A DIME A DOZEN= when something is common, example ---- Red cars are A DIME A DOZEN  in my city= red are cars are common

EPICENTER= the place where the earthquake starts .