Set in the year 2019, a series of catastrophic mega-earthquakes strike the Pacific Northwest in a violent fury that terrorizes the population and rocks their world. The ensuing flooding from tsunamis causes devastating destruction to entire coastal cities, triggering a humanitarian crisis. While survivors cling to life, emergency responders show extraordinary bravery, risking their own lives to extract victims from the rubble of collapsed and burning buildings. Dramatic rescues and the tragic loss of lives will tug at your heart strings. Yet hope springs eternal, inspired by the courage and kindness of countless ordinary citizens who give their all to help their neighbors in any way they can. Readers will benefit from practical survival strategies outlined in this documentary fiction that go beyond "flashlights and water". the motto "BE PREPARED" is not one to be taken lightly. How long can you survive without power, communication, food and shelter in the aftermath of a mega-thrust earthquake? That will depend on you.