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Hello, my dear friends. Since the 24th, when our country experienced the most significant events in the form of the two earthquakes, these have been days of great stress and anxiety, from which we’ve had to learn as we go along, since, as I said in my previous post, we have neither the culture nor the preparation for this.

I also mentioned that Android has a system that alerts you seconds before a major earthquake like the one we experienced, but only if you’ve activated it. I hadn’t activated it, but my son’s phone had, and it did indeed display the alert, though we didn’t know what it was.

We’ve had thousands of aftershocks since then; one occurs roughly every ten minutes. If it’s not in my city, Maracay, it’s in the worst-hit area, La Guaira. I’ve also noticed that the aftershocks are now spreading to other parts of the country, though fortunately they’re of a lesser magnitude.

My house has suffered a lot of damage; I no longer feel safe there, which is why it’s alarming not to be prepared for earthquakes, whether small or large.

These two apps have started doing the rounds amongst friends and family; they’ve been a great help to me in monitoring each event. I think it’s a good idea to share them.