Being away from people you care about when something like this happens is awful. And yes, I know that in a situation like this there exist many varieties and degrees of awful, from losing your life to losing people to losing your home; this is just one type of awful amongst many.
I wrote yesterday that in some ways I'd prefer to have been there. Santiago friends told me I was well out of it.. They are right and of course you shouldn't wish yourself into misfortune. But O was there.
The news here is painting a very bleak picture. Looting and frustration in Concepcion (and Santiago?); the death toll poised to rise and rise; no light or water or food in many parts of the country including the capital. That's what the news says anyway.
I have no real idea what people there are going through. Even those in Santiago.
I hope that, for the people I know, the situation is closer to that described here by another Chile blogger. Life going on, not as usual by any means, but as best it can.
Glad to know that you are okay. I'm praying for Conce.
ReplyDeleteI'll be back on Sunday. Coffee soon?