Re: Big-Ass Earthquake in China

Mr C <camsoccer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> NPR re****ters, actually ATC anchors, happened to be 60 mi. from the
> epicenter, Melissa Block actually doing an interview, when it
> happened.  The rumbling, the recognition, the ground undulating
> beneath her, the running outside while shaking is still going on ...
> had to last 45 sec, a hugely long time (I was driving while listening
> to this, so I could be wrong, but my clock ticked to the next minute,
> I know.)
> 
> Then, later, her re****t from a middle school which totally collapsed
> and killed apparently the majority of children inside.  Her
> descriptions are evocative but measured, yet you can still hear her
> voice is on the verge of cracking.  Heavy stuff.  An elementary school
> very nearby was practically untouched.
> 

This evening, Robert Siegel sounded completely out of breath.  It
sounded like he was jogging while re****ting.  I couldn't figure out why
he was panting. 

-- 
Dover