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EARTHQUAKE.
Kutch is home for me, it’s where I grew up. It’s known to be a disaster-prone area, but nothing prepared any of us for what transpired in 2001.” A theatre enthusiast, Akshat was part of a Kutchi film project then, and tells me how he had wrapped up a segment on 25 January 2001 and went to bed late in the evening.
My first thought was to reach out for my pantheon computer, because I did not want the screen to fall and shatter. I was on the second floor and realised that I had nowhere to run. If I had to die, it would be in that room,” he says. Akshat recalls how daunting those two minutes were. There was chaos everywhere, and nobody knew what had hit them.
He continues, “People ran out of their homes in whatever state they were – some were taking a bath and ran out stark naked, while others were still in bed when the earthquake struck and tumbled out in night clothes.”
the actual earthquake my life was in shambles
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So sad for the bhuj earthquake... In india
Pregnant during the 2001 earthquake, Mayaba was carrying a girl child, and found herself in a troubled marriage, since her husband did not want to have a girl. Mayaba’s husband and his family had made it abundantly clear that they would not pay for a girl child’s existence. It was during this time that the earthquake struck, leaving Mayaba with a permanently damaged lower body. With no chance of recovery, she slipped into depression and even tried to commit suicide a few times. It was her daughter, Chetnaba, who she was told to abort, who saved her life and gave her a reason to live. Today, the mother and daughter are best friends, and share a very special bond. “My daughter is everything to me,” she says.
The earthquake struck near the town of Bhuj on the morning of India’s annual Republic Day (celebrating the creation of the Republic of India in 1950), and it was felt throughout much of northwestern India and parts of Pakistan. The moment magnitude of the quake was 7.7 (6.9 on the Richter scale). In addition to killing more than 20,000 people and injuring more than 150,000 others, the quake left hundreds of thousands homeless and destroyed or damaged more than a million buildings. A large majority of the local crops were ruined as well. Many people were still living in makeshift shelters a year later.
There are four basic steps you can take to be more prepared for an earthquake:
Step 1:
Secure your space by identifying hazards and securing moveable items.
Step 2:
Plan to be safe by creating a disaster plan and deciding how you will communicate in an emergency.
Step 3:
Organize disaster supplies in convenient locations.
Step 4:
Minimize financial hardship by organizing important documents, strengthening your property, .
During an earthquake, you may hear a roaring or rumbling sound that gradually gets louder. You may also feel a rolling sensation that starts out gently and, within a second or two, grows violent.
OR
You may first be jarred by a violent jolt. A second or two later, you may feel shaking and find it difficult to stand up or move from one room .
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