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At quake’s epicenter, water gurgled from ground

Posted by: Maven on April 6, 2010 at 7:24 am

From the Associated Press:

“After the ground shook violently, small cracks formed on the rich soil and cement floors. They quickly became big cracks, spouting groundwater. That’s how the Briseno family watched all seven of their homes sink to ruin on a single block, forcing them to sleep in their cars indefinitely.

The family has one of the more dramatic tales of loss from the epicenter of Easter Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexico that has left many afraid to go inside, whether at home or at work.

“The earth just opened up, like a pencil goes across a sheet of paper, like a stripe goes across the floor,” said Diona Garcia Briseno, the oldest of five siblings, who lost a home that she shared with her husband and their two children, 18 and 10.

Garcia Briseno, 38, saw the ground crack and cough up water as she waited out the quake outside her home. After the shaking, she went inside to find that her cement floor was gurgling muddy water from underground. It lasted about six hours. “It didn’t come out with lots of force, but it was constant,” she said. … “


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April 6, 2010 · Filed Under International Water Issues

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