The birds knew first. Then the earth opened up and swallowed an entire town aliv…
The birds knew first. Then the earth opened up and swallowed an entire town alive. October 9, 1963. A quiet evening in the Italian Alps. Twelve-year-old Micaela Colletti was getting ready for bed in the mountain town of Longar one when she heard something strangeโthousands of birds crying out in unison, their voices urgent and […]








