Entry Number21

Miracles do happen

After the earthquake in Peru two men were digging where it used to be a church they started hearing noises but as it was dark because it was nighttime, they could not know exactly where the noise was coming from. After five hours they could locate the noise and found to their surprise that it was a baby that have survived under the body of his father and the rest of his family was there too but could not make it. The reason that so many people had perished after the quake is that the government had not mobilized the rescue sooner. The family of the 7 month old baby would have survived and many others who were not able to escape by their own means. The quake took out electricity and all means of communication from the city, this made it more difficult to move in the tragedy site or even know where to look for victims. The relatives that live outside the city did not have news from their family until the next day. It is said that Peru is a poor country and it is not prepare to assist emergencies like this one. The fact the baby had managed to stay alive so much time is a real miracle and if it had not been for those generous men, he would have not survived.