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Originally Posted by limey
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Doing great, thanks, no weather problems here. Just
a 7.7 earthquake up the road a bit. No biggie.
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Then it hit.
“It felt like a freight train was coming through my house. It was that loud.”
Chili leaped up and stared at her. Do something.
The 60-seconds of shaking felt like minutes to Duke.
“We’re used to small quakes, they feel like trucks going by. But this one continued to build and build.”
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In Queen Charlotte City, Mayor Kulesha met with fire chief Duke at RCMP headquarters. A state of emergency was declared. Firefighters, ambulance crews and other volunteers had thrown emergency vests over their Halloween costumes.
“One lady showed up in a cocktail dress and rubber boots,” said Kulesha.
Already firefighters were door-knocking on the shoreline homes, and using loudspeakers to clear the coastal town. A steady line of tail lights snaked up the logging roads to higher ground.
“I was really proud of everyone,” said Kulesha, adding the event was an opportunity to learn. “Communications for us is the largest issue. I think we need to have more discussion with the federal government about infrastructure.”
After the Southeast Asia Tsunami in 2004, the need for a Tsunami siren had become apparent; one is on order, but hasn’t been delivered yet.
In Terrace, reporter Killen stayed home for an hour or so. “We were worried the Skeena (River) was going to flood,” she said. When it became clear the threat was over, she went to a Halloween party — and it was a good one. “We all had something to talk about.”
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Major+ea...#ixzz2Ah8iZV8W
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