Quake Splits Loma Prieta Yard as Aftershocks Rattle Bay Area
In Loma Prieta California a 70 foot earth fissure opened on the Tranbarger front yard with cracks stretching across Summit Road. Aftershocks of 5.0 to 5.9 ripple the Santa Cruz Mountains as 1,400 aftershocks follow Tuesday's quake and Watsonville sustains damage. The Tranbargers survive with home bolted to its foundation and vow to remain in place despite the terror and loss nearby.
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Loma Prieta
Calif
Freda Biarger
Tranbarger
Santa Cruz Mountains
John Tranbarger
Lockheed Corp
Freda Tranbarger
Jean Olson
U.S. Geological Survey
Tranbargers
Olson
San Isco
Tranbargat
Summit Road
San Jose
Santa Cruz
Gesi Tayco
Fuchter
Watsonville
Ted
Maria Shevin
Jara
Nightmarish Cypress Street quake morgue scene in Oakland
An Oakland coroner's investigator recalls the Cypress Street Viaduct disaster where 16 bodies reached the morgue, 14 identified, including Margaret Singh and her son. Relatives identified victims amid heat and grief as crews work slowly to recover remains and preserve identifications.
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Oakland
Calif
Cypress Street
Margaret Singh
Josha
Alameda County
Donna Jay
Jay
Tensions rise after quake wreckage in Oakland area
Rescue teams in Alameda County search a crushed highway stretch after a devastating 1 mile collapse. 167 people remain unaccounted, 19 bodies recovered, as officials map debris with spray markers and workers recall the horror of the Nimitz Freeway disaster.
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Oakland
Keystina Wray
Oakland Police
Alameda County
Nimitz
Bob Crawford
Oakland A's
San Francisco Giants
Crawford
Lisa Covington
State Office of Emergency Services
Mental health teams aid shelters after quake
Psychologists warn about trauma from the quake and explain symptoms such as jumpiness nightmares and sleep problems. Experts from Langley Porter and UC San Francisco describe reactions, while efforts from Prodigy and CompuServe provide remote support with late night forums and online messages.
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Daniel Weiss
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
Unversity of California
San Francaiso
Weiss
Lenore Terr
San Francisco
Oakland
Glen Elliott
Langley Porter
Prodigy
White Plains
N.Y
Columbus
Ohio
Computer Information Service
Insurance payouts may reach four billion after California quake
Insurance officials in Sacramento say the San Francisco Jaller quake could trigger a 2 billion payout, potentially the largest in state history, with total losses surpassing 4 billion including uninsured highway and bridge damage. Businesses and homeowners face extensive damages as the disaster unfolds.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
San Francisco
Association of California Insurance Companies
George Tye
Association
the Insurance Association
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Lee Kraft
Caliornia
Greg Pruett
Amtrak
West Oakland
Ron Young
Esmatet
Robin Ortiz
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Uecssass
Emony
Renee Ne
Ter Aruige
Marina District
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