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Thanks for the informative post!! It's great to have a local's perspective on what happened and why, and what's been done (or not) since. And thank you for the donation info!

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Emma I am so sorry. Your writing is beautiful and so important to read.

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I’m glad and sad to read this Emma. Glad because I was worried how you were and how you’d been affected and sad to hear of this loss of life and destruction. Thank you for the essay. Stay safe and well done on doing your bit, and helping others understand the situation a little bit better x

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Amazing testimony, Emma. I'm so sorry to hear about the suffering. Take good care of yourself xxx

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“Those stages where we begin to feel the inevitable sadness and incomprehension at the loss of over two hundred members of our community, and the hundreds of thousands left behind to pick up the pieces.” 😭 It is just so sad. I can’t imagine losing a home in such a devastating way.

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Ohhh Emma, I had no idea, thank you for sharing and informing me, us, everyone. Gentle hugs and empathy.

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Your words bring this tragedy to life no matter how distant we may be in geographically. Thank you for this. I will done and share.

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