World is Crazy (UPDATED: Lebanon)

I’ll be away from the computer this morning, but I’m thinking about war, disaster, famine and pestilence and I’m praying. And, no, I'm not trying to depress you but remind you of our blessings.

India: Terror attack in Jaipur, 30 dead and rising.

Myanmar: The country’s junta has allowed the US deliver disaster aid and the UN has resumed its assistance efforts, but with the food delivered being of good quality and slow perishability, the junta still hoards it and gives out spoiling food to its dying population.

China: A couple of days ago, a 7.9 earthquake shook the city of Dujiangyan and the death toll is past 12,000 and rising. China's disaster prep seems to be better than that of Myanmar's; it's the decrepit architecture that's yielded the high death toll.

US: Tornadoes run from Oklahoma to Georgia, bringing the 2008 toll to 100. Lesson learned here: don’t get in your car when a tornado hits.

American Red Cross

International Red Cross

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Behaving Like Dictators
Myanmar Cyclone

UPDATE: In the comments, Martn Bebow says:

You forgot the civil war going on in Lebanon.

I did. It's falling to Hezbollah.

Comments

[Kredite ohne Schufa]

Mayanmar has been lost many more people by nargis cyclone and China's disaster prep seems to be better than that of Myanmar's. This suitation in this country take care of his aid and help develop country

[Martn Bebow]

You forgot the civil war going on in Lebanon. That may be the start of something big happening this summer in the Middle East (I mean besides the ongoing struggle in Iraq.) I have this feeling that we are coming to the final moves in a long chess match. Good things could come from it but it could look very bad for awhile.