[Boudica]

I think the death toll has now reached 50,000+ which is pretty difficult to comprehend. That's ignoring the injured and people who lost their homes. Insane amount of life loss and damage.

I do hope as many lessons are learned as possible, and that any rebuilding takes place with the best earthquake proofing possible. Beyond just "not living there", there's little else you can do to guard against earthquakes.

I did see a really heartwarming story this morning about a couple of British emergency workers who got to video call with someone whose life they saved. It's rare that first responders or emergency workers get to find out the fates of people they rescue once they're sent on their way to hospital. On this occasion they got to facetime a man they saved who made it to hospital, then made a great recovery and was with his children and mother. It really gave them a chance to see the people whose life they'd impacted.