I find it amazing that a natural disaster is what brings people together. This is what makes me feel there is hope for the world, care for their fellow man. I can only wish this spirit could be bottled and passed around to everyone. The timing could not have been worse, the middle of the night when most are asleep. Children of all ages, the young and the old. Officials revised down the number of dead after earlier giving a figure of 247.
The heaviest death toll was in Amatrice – 184, officials said. Another 46 died in Arquata, and 11 in Accumoli. A further 264 people have been treated in hospital.Two firemen burrowed deep into the rubble looking for a survivor. “It’s a dog,” one of them shouted out. They passed water down to be given to the animal. And eventually they worked it free, then emerged, carrying it to the surface. There was a ripple of congratulations through the crowd.”It doesn’t matter to us if it’s a person or an animal, we save it,” said Gianni Macerata, the fire officer in charge.So the digging goes on.
Every day is a blessing, and no more are guaranteed, so live your life, and don’t go to bed angry, because you’ll never know what is in store for you and yours. God Bless all these people struggling with pain of lost ones and all possessions. What do you think?