Are these not enough?
Ever since we have set foot into the 21st century, we have seen many disasters like never before. Natural calamities, terrorist attacks, epidemics - The list is endless.
In early 2001, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 Richter struck Gujarat, India killing thousands of innocent people. In mid 2001, Peruvians faced the same fateful event. As if nature's devilish acts was not sufficient, later, the same year, The United States was victim to its worst ever terrorist attacks. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.
In 2003, the first alert over the deadly virus SARS was announced. The virulent flu and pneumonia swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam killing many people. In 2004, the giant killer waves Tsunami struck Indonesia and a few other South-east Asian countries in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years, swallowing thousands of people. Some of the tsunamis travelled 1000 miles from the epicenter of the quake, which was located in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Last year, a number of hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast of USA. Hurricane Katrina was the most severe of all. She struck south Florida as a Category 1 storm August 25, killing 11 people. Four days later, the Category 4 Katrina slammed into Louisiana, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans under water and devastating Gulf Coast communities.
Like all this is not enough, the current middle-east war is very depressing. Civilians casualties, hundreds of Lebanese rendered homeless, economic instability, rise in oil prices, disruption in lives of thousands of people - No good. All we can hope for is that the middle-east war ends with the defeat of its instigators.
Hmmm.... A bad start for the 21st century, indeed!
In early 2001, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 Richter struck Gujarat, India killing thousands of innocent people. In mid 2001, Peruvians faced the same fateful event. As if nature's devilish acts was not sufficient, later, the same year, The United States was victim to its worst ever terrorist attacks. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.
In 2003, the first alert over the deadly virus SARS was announced. The virulent flu and pneumonia swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam killing many people. In 2004, the giant killer waves Tsunami struck Indonesia and a few other South-east Asian countries in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years, swallowing thousands of people. Some of the tsunamis travelled 1000 miles from the epicenter of the quake, which was located in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Last year, a number of hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast of USA. Hurricane Katrina was the most severe of all. She struck south Florida as a Category 1 storm August 25, killing 11 people. Four days later, the Category 4 Katrina slammed into Louisiana, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans under water and devastating Gulf Coast communities.
Like all this is not enough, the current middle-east war is very depressing. Civilians casualties, hundreds of Lebanese rendered homeless, economic instability, rise in oil prices, disruption in lives of thousands of people - No good. All we can hope for is that the middle-east war ends with the defeat of its instigators.
Hmmm.... A bad start for the 21st century, indeed!
posted by Third Eye at 3:21 PM
This is mild compared to the start-mid of the 20th century. The World wars killed hundreds of thousands of people. Even back then, people were wondering if all the bloodshed was not enough. Blood and gore is not new to the human race!
@Anand: What happened to the saying "People learn over time?!". There could've been more bloodshed in the earlier centuries, but does that mean that we have to get better with that over centruries? Puh-leez! We gotta learn from our mistakes!
@badmash: Yeah, natural calamities are bound to happen and we cannot restrict em. But man-made calamities seem to have a high toll on the civilians! This can definitely be restricted!!!