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Asia quake death toll over 11,000
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seems like the tsunami threads keep getting hijacked... 
i cant believe the devastation over there... i''ve been reading the news as often as possible, the eyewitness accounts are horrifying.
i cant believe the devastation over there... i''ve been reading the news as often as possible, the eyewitness accounts are horrifying.
hmm... i just saw a report that said officially it had topped 114,000... i dont think anyone has any idea yet. i'm sure the number will continue to rise for many more weeks as people are discovered missing and more accurate totals can be calculated... so terrible.
I just turned on the news and saw the recent jump in the number of people who have lost their lives. I hate to say this here, but with something this horrible happening, I think it is ok. Please, find a real charity (yes, there are horrible people who will make fake charities to try and make money off of this, I have no doubt) and donate some money. Even if its $10, even if its $5. Take that next song you were going to buy and donate it instead. If enough people do it, we can help. My thoughts are with those who have lived through this tragedy, who did nothing to deserve this. I hope that everyone lucky enough to not be directly affected can come together and help the victims through the upcoming trials.
Re-read it more carefully. Ja Di ksw is not saying the dissaster is OK, he/she is saying they thinks it's OK to say what they did following that...gwuMACaddict said:
...I think!Ja Di ksw said:
yeah... i read it a few times and was unsure of posting that... but with the other dude in here saying that we needs walls and etc and etc, you never know... yikes!
There are foreign workers who came to our country to work and scrimped in search of a better future for their families, only to find out that their whole family dead, entire village swept away and everything that they have known back in their homeland gone in the disaster with only themselves left.Ja Di ksw said:
it's 112,000 now , i know two people in the area that have not been heard from, one was in bali which there has only been one death which i know is not her. i'm not sure where the other is they were traveling around the area.
please put aside the petty squabbles and keep the thread OT.
edit: one is ok
and broken keyboard i have no respect whatsoever for you and think you should be banned you get my WTF of the year award for the stupidest post.
, i know two people in the area that have not been heard from, one was in bali which there has only been one death which i know is not her. i'm not sure where the other is they were traveling around the area.please put aside the petty squabbles and keep the thread OT.
edit: one is ok
and broken keyboard i have no respect whatsoever for you and think you should be banned you get my WTF of the year award for the stupidest post.
Sorry for the confusion, I guess I should have worded it better. I was saying I think that, since this tragedy is so horrible, it is ok for me to ask people to donate money to help those affected. NOT that I think disasters are ok.
angelneo, I'm not sure if you're just mentioning those people as well, or berating me for not mentioning them. Yes, I hope those foreign workers are surrounded by people who love them and can help them through this. I wasn't trying to single out my hopes for only those who were hit by the tsunamis.
angelneo, I'm not sure if you're just mentioning those people as well, or berating me for not mentioning them. Yes, I hope those foreign workers are surrounded by people who love them and can help them through this. I wasn't trying to single out my hopes for only those who were hit by the tsunamis.
Even in the midst of all this devastation life continues. A couple still went ahead with their wedding in Thailand.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/041228/1/3pisw.html
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/041228/1/3pisw.html
I heard that 500,000 people are injured... which in this case, is bad because you have no idea who they are, where to get treatment (if any)...
And I really disagree about these people being lazy sinners-- instead, I look at it as thousands of people, all being killed by nature. I instead hope that this won't ever happen again, and that there won't be anyone killed by diseases from the dead bodies. I'm praying/hoping for life, and it seems you are praying/hoping for death. Please tell me that my judgment of you there is wrong.
I also heard that they expect an outbreak of disease in a few days time. It could kill as many or more than the water did. This is going to be reeeaaalllllyyy bad...
And I really disagree about these people being lazy sinners-- instead, I look at it as thousands of people, all being killed by nature. I instead hope that this won't ever happen again, and that there won't be anyone killed by diseases from the dead bodies. I'm praying/hoping for life, and it seems you are praying/hoping for death. Please tell me that my judgment of you there is wrong.
I also heard that they expect an outbreak of disease in a few days time. It could kill as many or more than the water did. This is going to be reeeaaalllllyyy bad...
I hope they really piss each other off and wind up divorced in a week. That's just not on IMO. Bloody britswdlove said:
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edesignuk said:I hope they really piss each other off and wind up divorced in a week. That's just not on IMO. Bloody brits
Shouldn't we just wish then the best and happiness for ever. Just imagine all the prior planning that the couple had to make prior to this disaster. They seem to have stamina and a lot of spunk. Isn't that very British?
Please try to give them a break edesignuk.
Disasters like these just happen and will continue in the future. We are here to pray and make the best of every situation that is presented to us.
Disasters like this don't happen every day. Millions of people are in SERIOUS trouble. Yes, this couple have made arrangements, but these plans fall to GREAT insignificance given the scale of the disaster in the area. I can't believe they are going ahead with it.wdlove said:
edesignuk said:
No, luckily for the sake of humanity that are an infrequent occurrence. I just thought that it was something to look at on the bright side. It's best to try to look for the good. There are aid workers that are tirelessly working to assist all of the millions affected by this disaster. It has mentioned that beside disease there are going to be many homeless children with no families. I pray that they might find the love of families willing to adopt them.
Sure, but can you really imagine the people that live/work out there and that will have to serve this couple seeing a bright side to ANYTHING right now??wdlove said:
While I sincerely hope that the marriage works out and they don't end up divorced in a week, I have to go with edesignuk on this one: at best, it seems very inappropriate for this couple to be celebrating at a time when so many people in the area are suffering.edesignuk said:
Idiot.
P.S. No offense meant to you, wdlove; I understand where you're coming from in terms of trying to find some good news amidst all the bad. Something about this particular story just rubs me the wrong way, though.
The numbers continue to grow. It's unfathomable the number of people affected by this disaster. The Chicago Tribune ran a graphic in the paper this morning showing the top natural disasters (in terms of number killed).
The number one disaster was an earthquake in China 28 years ago which killed officially 255,000 people, with unofficial estimates topping 650,000. Not to minimize this most recent one in any way, but it shows that these things happen with relative frequency; all of the top 10 are in the last 100 years (probably due to the ability to track and report these things).
My question is - 5 years from now, will anything be different in that region in terms of early warning or protection?
The number one disaster was an earthquake in China 28 years ago which killed officially 255,000 people, with unofficial estimates topping 650,000. Not to minimize this most recent one in any way, but it shows that these things happen with relative frequency; all of the top 10 are in the last 100 years (probably due to the ability to track and report these things).
My question is - 5 years from now, will anything be different in that region in terms of early warning or protection?
edesignuk said:
I accept your point. The workers, victims, and aid relief are all suffering in their own way. Just for the sake of their sanity it really helps if they can focus on something good once in a while. Even if it is something like this wedding, children playing, or letters from home. Besides physical needs, mental needs is very important also. I would imagine that they have dispatched grief counselors also.
At this early stage I'd hope they have everyone humanly possible searching for survivors, there's time for counseling later.wdlove said:
edesignuk said:
Besides looking for survivors they have to take care of the known survivors. Maslow's Hierarchy is at work, just taking care of basic needs of food, water, clothing, and shelter. Can't we agree that everything humanly possible is being done for the victims as expeditiously as possible.