August 31, 2010
aid
Last night, I watched the Brian Williams' special on Katrina. It's amazing to see how an urban city can dissolved into chaos within only five days. The anchor's bias was clearly evident and it didn't tell the whole story of LA's attempts to contain the one disaster that they tried to prevent, the breaking of the dams. It just was a matter of too little resources and ultimately, the blame, justifiably, fell on the leaders.
Yet, as we are reminded of this, we don't have to look too far to see another disaster in the making in Pakistan. The story isn't as obvious since nobody is screaming in English for help but their situation is much more dire. There's no constant media attention to point out the twenty million people affected or the two thousand people who have died. One just hears the whisper of the grim reaper passing over their lands with disease and suffering following in its wake.
Foreign donors and the U.N. were slow to respond to the disaster, in part because it took a long time for its extent to become clear. Aid is slowly reaching the worst-affected areas by army helicopter, road and boat, but millions have received little or no help.
Posted by azileretsis at August 31, 2010 02:38 PM
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