Exactly ten years ago, August 17, 1999 I was unlucky enough to be on a vacation with my family on the Black sea coast near Turkey.
At around 3 am, in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep disaster struck.
I was on the third floor and the shaking was so violent my bed moved on the floor and bottles filled with water splashed.
I was just a teen back then and it was my first earthquake, so instead of going for the door, I went on the balcony to see what is going on.
People rushed to and fro, horrified. It was dark but the earth kept shaking violently for a horrifying 40 seconds.
Our hotel was not destroyed but we slept outside in blankets.
The earthquake was a strong one - magnitude 7.6 on the Richer Scale.
This clip is dedicated to all those who died lost loved ones and those like me who survived but are still haunted to this day.
R.i.P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQJcEt5JPzU
Bent railway tracks show the exact place where the two plates slid.
At around 3 am, in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep disaster struck.
I was on the third floor and the shaking was so violent my bed moved on the floor and bottles filled with water splashed.
I was just a teen back then and it was my first earthquake, so instead of going for the door, I went on the balcony to see what is going on.
People rushed to and fro, horrified. It was dark but the earth kept shaking violently for a horrifying 40 seconds.
Our hotel was not destroyed but we slept outside in blankets.
The earthquake was a strong one - magnitude 7.6 on the Richer Scale.
This clip is dedicated to all those who died lost loved ones and those like me who survived but are still haunted to this day.
R.i.P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQJcEt5JPzU
Bent railway tracks show the exact place where the two plates slid.