Things that make this more real

all week long, I've watched the rescue crews mark the homes they've visited with a special code: Date they were there, their rescue crew ID, the number of bodies found, and ... something else.

It was still heartbreaking to see my own buildings written with such markings.

They broke down the door to my apartment to ensure that noone was in there. I am glad for their thoroughness and will forgive the destruction, the broken windows and the cut screens. If only others were so lucky as to have a "0" written on their wall.