When The World’s Monica Campbell returned to her home in Mexico City, she arrived to chaos. People were trying their best to rebuild or they were leaving altogether. Her neighborhood in particular was among the hardest hit.
Fears increase of big earthquake near Tokyo in the foreseeable future
Anchor Marco Werman finds out what the earthquake felt like from Eric Due, an American who’s lived in Japan for 20 years. Due was working at his job in the newsroom of The Japan Times when the quake struck.
The New York Times’ Daniel Krieger reports from Osaka. He says he has not been able to get in touch with anyone in the coastal communities. However, Tokyo residents say this quake was completely different from anything they had previously experienced.
The Chilean quake will have repercussions for the global economy, particularly affecting the copper market. Chile is the largest producer of copper and the earthquake forced the closure of Santiago-based copper mines, which means a spike in prices.
In the face of little help from the authorities or other facilities in the area after the quake, many people in Port-au-Prince resolved to do it themselves.
A two-hour ceremony commemorating the victims of the earthquake has just been broadcast on Chinese TV, and The World’s Alex Gallafent looks at how different cultures manage mass grief.