You can find any number of accounts in newspapers, particularly for
historical events, since reportage was much more copious before, let's
say, the 1960s, than the present style. Pick any earthquake you like and
make a trip to the newspaper library at Colindale.
Also, for famous earthquakes like 1755 Lisbon, 1906 SF etc, you can find
entire books with numerous eye-witness accounts.
Roger Musson
British Geological Survey
West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3LA
tel: +44 (0)131-650-0205
fax: +44 (0)131-667-1877
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Natural hazards and disasters
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Ben Wisner
> Sent: 02 March 2007 02:56
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: eyewitness accounts of earthquake disasters
>
> There are probably a number of literary accounts -- some
> based on eye witnesses. One I can think of is by the Mexican
> writer Elena Poniatofvka, "Nada, Nadie" (translated, I
> believe, as "Nothing, Nobody") about the 1985 Mexico city
> quake. Are these kinds of accounts also of use to you, John?
>
> Cheers, BEN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: John Twigg <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Mar 1, 2007 4:54 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: eyewitness accounts of earthquake disasters
> >
> >I am looking for eyewitness accounts of earthquake disasters
> to use in
> >teaching. These could be accounts by victims or responders
> and from any
> >part of the world, but they must be first-hand accounts in
> the person's
> >own words. If anyone knows of anything in print (from a few
> paragraphs
> >to a few pages) or other media, please let me know.
>
>
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