Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday was the first day the rain let up enough to allow rescuers into the worst hit areas and we began to hear how bad things really were. On Wednesday also a rumor got started that the water supply was polluted and the water would be shut off for several days. People started running to the stores in panic and clearing everything off the shelves. The aftershocks were still jarring us from time to time and nobody had had a decent sleep for a couple of days so it was one of the toughest days of the whole experience. By Wednesday evening our phones started to work more reliably, the water and elevators were back on, and most things were back to normal.



I went to the market near my house and found it had been converted to a camp for those who are still homeless.



Street corners in many neighborhoods are sprouting these aid collection depots.