Quinn Earthquake Diary

Once I got back from the walk we had lunch and played some cards. Then we started talking about me going up to Nelson. I really wanted to go so I rang up nan and pop and asked if I could come up. Once it was ok we went to the neighbours because they had a generator so we could charge mums phone and MUM WANTED ME TO GRIND SOME COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!! I did it and she had some coffee and watch the news.

Eves earthquake diary

Dad wanted to go around the neighbourhood and check if everybody was all right. I really wanted to go with him. I asked him so much he ended up not going. I felt bad about it. We brought the chairs over to the safest place outside the house for Nan and Pop to sit on. I was having breathing problems because of the trauma of the event. Mum had to race inside to get my inhaler.

A few hours later Aunty Ady and Uncle Chris arrived to take Nan and Pop up to Nelson. I really didn't want to stay in Christchurch so I went up with them as well. My parents and my brother were crying as the car drove away. I started crying too.

Quinn's Earthquake Diary

Can you believe it! I got in the Nelson Mail but they spelt my name wrong they spelt it Quinn michel but it is Quinn mickell it ok every body get it wrong.

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Quinn's Earthquake Diary

Quinn - Earthquake Diary

The next morning when I woke up I thought I had to get up for school, but just then there was a huge aftershock and I remembered the screams and the crying, the pure destruction. But I managed to get up and have breakfast and i decided to go for a walk. I went in to my school and there was a helicopter there but i decided not to bother them and carried on walking.

It was horrifying seeing it all. The destroyed houses, cats and dog running around, people crying everywhere i looked. That is all i saw. I can't remember how I felt, or I don't want to.

Quinn Earthquake Diary

So, what happened next? It felt like every time we walked into our house there was another big aftershock. We had to fill up the bath because the sewers would go into our water system which would create disease. That night Aunty Ady and Uncle Chris came to pick Nan, Pop and Eve up to take them back to Nelson where they would be safe.

That night there was no electricity. We had candles and two wind up torches. We had no clue what to do, so we had a bit of a snack, played some Last Card, then went to bed.

Quinn - Earthquake Diary

Dad was the first person there to pick up ther kids. When we got home mum was running down the driveway. Nan and pop were outside. I had to go through the house, my room was gone. Everything was on the ground. Once we were all together, Me and dad went to get the dog, we looked and looked and finally we found him. He was tied to a pole next to some people, we got him and said thank you and went home.