Earthquake in Tibet

I read about that this morning. I felt so badly for all the people affected. I have felt earthquakes, but not on the magnitude of one like this. I’m blessed to have never been in a natural disaster or human made disaster that took everything from me.

By God's grace I haven't lost everything to a natural disaster, however living here in western NC I can drive about 20-30 minutes from our home to see the beginnings of the devastation of hurricane Helene which slammed us Sept. 27th. There are still 100,000s of families who lost everything. Many living in tents on their property. All 212 of our western counties were affected by the storm, including ours.

The world seems to be ending

I had experienced earthquake twice. Both were mild earthquakes. Both lasted up to just five or seven seconds. The first one happened when I was returning from bank by motorcycle. I had to buy some postal tickets. I saw a heavy crowd near the post office. I asked a man what happened there. It was he who first informed me of the earthquake. I didn't feel any shaking perhaps because I was driving the motorcycle. In 3 to 4 seconds the whole town came on roads They were afraid. That night many people did not sleep in their bedrooms. They didn't even enter their houses and spent the night in open fields where there were no buildings.

Luckily, so far in my life, I have never had to "start over" due to a devastating disaster of any kind. I hope that never happens. I can't even imagine.

very sad. i hope the authorities will help them or their close ones. i faced earthquake 2-3 years ago. some of our buildings are still renovating but very slowly.

I start over nearly every year. Never been in an earthquake.

The largest earthquake we ever had was a 5.0. I've never totally lost everything. I feel for the people of Tibet, especially in the cold weather.