Tasty1

I was in Mexico city when it happened, but left Mexico City today. I went to a safer place with a girlfriend i stayed at in Mexico City. I travel around the world and i am now in Mexico for 6 months.

Was a crazy earthquake and i run into the Streets from the first floor. Everything looked fine from my concominium. Till I walked around and saw what happened just 200 metres from the apartment. There i took the pictures near the school with children from 4 - 14 years old that collapsed and an apartment complex and shopping mall.

People where holding signs what they needed, lamps, batteries, water, tools. But all shops closed. The wallmart in front of the school also was closed, there would have been enough supplies there... Today the shops openend, so the shortage of water and lamps is solved. I expected people to just kick in some windows, but they didn't. Motorbikes and cars drove around town looking for shops that where still open. But you needed cash, no electricity and internet to pay with creditcard.

Finaly a big store opened, that had a generator i think, to serve food and give people free internet and electricity to recharge cell phones. I bought all their batteries and other things. Home depot also opened their doors a few hours later to sell tools. Next time would be better if all stores stayed open, but everyone wanted to go home to to their family what is logical. But there wouldn't be shortages if big supermarkets would have stayed open to supply water, batteries and lamps after the first shock.

I saw the parents in front of the school waiting if their children where save, some getting good news, other bad.

The Mexicans kept disciplined, organizing help for the victims, started to organise traffic very fast so all the people and ambulaces could get trough and it wouldn't be a big traffic jam. There where so many people that wanted to help that they had to sent them away and let them come back later for a next shift.

I didn't wait for the aftershocks and left the city in the morning by car. Didn't have water, electricity, Phone connection. Could be much more damage when there are aftershocks cause some buildings are weakened. Or maybe this was just a pre shock and the big one still has to come. My girlfriend now might get fired cause she don't want to be in Mexico City now and at least wait a few days.

Luckily i was on the first floor and just a few meter to the parking lot. I was under the door but realized i better sprint that extra few meters and get away from the building. Outside i saw the neighbour grandma on the 5th floor with her grandchild of 16 years. They could only wait till the quake stopped. Several buildings nearby collapsed.

Last night a lot of people slept in their cars on the parking lot, afraid to go inside.

I for sure won't live in Mexico City, or other city with earthquake warnings. If you do; make sure you Always have cash; have 20 liters of water; food; batteries, lamps, medicines and a big first aid kid, a shovel and other tools. Very handy would be a radio also, we had to sit in the car and listen what has happened.

Great respect for the Mexicans who is still are working like a big community helping each other out.

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