A storm in a latte-mug

摘要

Late winter had been calm in Seattle: little rain, lots of sun. That tranquillity came to an abrupt halt at 10.55 am on February 28th, when a sudden, sharp earthquake injured dozens of people, sent piles of bricks tumbling on to city streets and, interrupted a speech to teachers by the head of Microsoft, Bill Gates. One man died of a heart attack.