Digital Story 3 Topic & narrative

For my next Digital Story, my topic is going to be about the Earthquake that happened in Chile on February 27, 2010. It occurred at 3:34 a.m. local time. More than 2 million people were affected by this earthquake, and more than 300 people were killed. A 15-story high rise near the southern city of Concepcion collapsed; the country's major north-south highway was severed at multiple points; and the capital city's airport was closed after its terminal sustained major damage. Doing this topic for my digital story will help me become more aware of world events and global dynamics. 


Narrative from a woman who lives in Chile:

        Ay Dios Mio! There was an earthquake in my hometown, Chile on February 27. It happened at around 3:30 in the morning. I was sleeping in my bedroom, when i felt the house start to shake. I was terrified, and I didn't know what to do! My kids ran to my bedroom when they started to feel the house shake too, and we just hid in our basement. But as the earthquake started to get worse, we ran outside and there was ruckus! Everybody was running like crazy, people were crying, people were screaming, IT WAS HECTIC! I was panicking, myself. It was a good thing we left our house because about 5 minutes later, it was destroyed. It fell apart and collapsed. It was horrible. We had so many valuable things in there, but I guess we'll never get them back. The main thing thats important is that my kids are safe. My daughter got hurt in her foot though when she by accidentally stepped on glass. Her foot wouldn't stop bleeding, but thank goodness the paramedics came as fast as they could. Her foot still hurts now, but its all better. She just has a huge scar. She will be fine. We are going to stay at my mother's house for now since our house was destroyed. I will pray that everything will get better soon.