Isbn: 9798251896473 - when the valley shook: a metro manila earthquake disaster thriller (signs of times, band 2) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When the Valley Shook is a gripping Metro Manila disaster thriller that imagines the unthinkable: a magnitude 7.2 earthquake along the West Valley Fault striking at the height of the morning rush, when families are awake, children are on their way to school, workers are already in offices, and the city is fully in motion.In a matter of seconds, towers sway, roads split, trains stop, commercial centers erupt in panic, and entire communities along the fault line are thrown into chaos. From high-rise condominiums and luxury villages to hospitals, fire stations, lakeside towns, and evacuation camps, ordinary people are forced into extraordinary choices. Landslides tear through the slopes of Antipolo. Liquefaction destabilizes the valleys of Marikina, Pasig, Cainta, and Taytay. A lake surge batters shoreline communities in Laguna and Rizal. Across open fields and military grounds, tent cities rise as survivors struggle to rebuild life from fear, grief, and ruin.At the heart of the novel are families, rescuers, doctors, engineers, and public servants who must confront not only collapsing structures, but the emotional aftershocks of loss, duty, endurance, and hope.Cinematic, emotional, and disturbingly plausible, When the Valley Shook is both a disaster novel and a story of human resilience in the face of 'The Big One.'. …

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