2:00am, Sunday 26th December. Boxing Day here in NZ. We were woken with a jolt by a 4.4 aftershock, after being without large aftershocks for some time. Then at around 10:00am we were hit with a 4.9 that caused damage again. The central city, which had been struggling to rebuild and to get people back to visit, was cordoned off. People lost power and water again. It was a significant blow to morale, I believe. I know I was (no pun intended) badly shaken. Oh, this is normal, the Geologists and Seismologists say. Well, normal in your world perhaps, but not in ours.
How do we go on from here? Does this mean we will constantly have to be on our guard again? Will there be an even bigger quake?
My PTSD symptoms had started to dampen down, and my depression was beginning to lessen, but after yesterday's horrific shocks I am in a state of despair. My cat Hazel has not come home either, adding to my distress.
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