THE NIGHT OF THE EARTHQUAKE

This night of the earthquake, we was of vacations with my family in “ILOCA”, the moment of the earthquake was terrible. In this instant we were in a house next to the sea, probably to a distance of 5-10 meters, which initially was something positive of the walk, ended turning into a tragedy.

It was approximately 3:30, I am not sure, but actually I don’t want to remember it, we wake all up because of the movements of the land, and the first thing that happened was that the light was cut, immediately the things moved sharply of a side for other one, good-bye cooks, refrigerator, television, etc.

We all were nervous, with the hope that the earthquake was finishing soon, but the minutes were happening and the land was not stopping, they were hours above of a "TAGADA" (though actually they were 3 minutes according to the information of the mass media).

Well, after everything, the people entered panic, they all were starting, in pajamas, or since be, I after several minutes without knowing that to do, to join the collective hysterics, or to remain where it was, and well, was out of the house looking attentivly at the sea when my cousin realizes that the sea begins to destabilize approaching in direction towards us, in this moment the carabineers passed shouting that please "rise to the hills". Between the earthquake and the moment in which we raise ourselves to the car to go towards the hill, they happened about 10 to 15 minutes, maybe due to the fear we paralyze ourselves or do not be, but we do not react rapidly.

In end the following day, we go down the hill (we had sheltered in a cemetery that did not suffer damages), and don’t find anything of anything of the house, good-bye purse, identity card, school pass, but we were thrilled, since we had survived.