Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Deadly San Francisco Earthquake Kills Millions!!!

This was one of my Science Class assignments. I was supposed to write about a natural disaster. I choose to write about the San Francisco Earthquake that happened in 1906. I pretended I was a news reporter--so I wrote in "First Person" point of view.

DEADLY SAN FRANCISCO KILLS MILLIONS!!!


WHEN: April 18,1906
WHERE: San Francisco Bay Area of Central California
LOCAL TIME: 5:12 A.M.

Shocking news...

A few weeks ago, a deadly earthquake struck San Francisco at 5:12 A.M.. This shocking quake has been the prevalent earthquake in American History! Many citizens were affected, and various properties were destroyed. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.3. The quake was felt from Oregon to Southern California, Coos Bay, South to Los Angeles, Nevada, and San Juan Bautista in Southern California. The U.S. Weather Bureau on Post St. in SF says "the earthquake was felt from about 375,000 square miles!" Everyone was stunned imagining what a disaster could happen at a time like this!

Deaths, Injuries and Damage...

This underground eruption has killed more than 3,000 citizens. 498 deaths have been established by polices in San Francisco, 64 bodies were exposed in Santa Rosa, and 102 deaths were in and near San Jose. We still don't know if any additional bodies were found yet. About 225,000 people were injured, and the same number of people turned out to be homeless from a population of 400,000 people. 28,000 buildings were shattered. 24,671 wood buildings and 3,168 brick buildings were devastated. Overall, 28,188 buildings were all gone. Monetary loss more than $400,000,000 from the earthquake!

Earthquake causes Fire...

Instantaneously after the earthquake, flames were noticeable. Some smoke became visible. The fires started in every segment in the corners of cities. Some were caused by electric wires, and others were caused by petrol. There were more than 50 fires in diverse location. All buildings burned down and peoples' bodies were buried in ash. San Francisco looked like a city destroyed by numerous terrible disasters.

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