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Posted by St_Andrew on Oct-09-2005 11:06:

19 000 Dead in Pakistan

So far 19 000 dead, not looking good at all

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4323008.stm

Interesting to see tho how this relief effort one day after this unexpected earthquake seems to be coordinated and going pretty good considering these countries limited resources... But I guess only developing countries could manage to do that..

Posted by NeoPhono on Oct-09-2005 14:57:

Katrina death toll (worst natrual disaster in US history) = 1,033
Asian earthquake death toll = nearly 20,000

I guess only in a developing country could an earthquake kill so many.

Posted by NeoPhono on Oct-09-2005 15:02:

Strike that 20,000 figure, let's make it 30,000+

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/09/D8D4H9H01.html

Posted by tathi on Oct-10-2005 00:24:

very very sad

i remember reading an article from news.google the other day saying "huge quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India - 19 dead"

Posted by Trancer-X on Oct-10-2005 01:06:

May they all rest in peace.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Oct-10-2005 01:36:

Wow.

Hopefully the surviors will all get the attention and help they need...

Posted by hardcore trancer on Oct-10-2005 08:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Fir3start3r

Hopefully the surviors will all get the attention and help they need...

ya lets hope they get enough attention just like the Americans did from Katrina.

Posted by h0tsweetbabyd0l on Oct-10-2005 11:36:

im sooo sorry about what happened i hope we'll all help them they need us

Posted by Fir3start3r on Oct-10-2005 15:51:

quote:
Originally posted by hardcore trancer
ya lets hope they get enough attention just like the Americans did from Katrina.

Let's not.
That was a major screw up...

Posted by trancaholic on Oct-11-2005 07:41:

I saw that India had offered Pakistan some help on this, but that pakistan was reluctant to accept it. Just like Cuba and the US - strange how even third-world conuntries can afford to turn down offers of help for political reasons.

Posted by NeoPhono on Oct-11-2005 11:12:

Current list of aid donors.

quote:
Aid donors

Britain: �1m

United States: �50m plus helicopters

European Union: �3.6m plus aid workers on the ground

United Nations: $100,000

Kuwait: $100m

South Korea: $3m

Malaysia: $1m

Australia: $4.2m

Sri Lanka: $100,000

http://news.independent.co.uk/world...ticle318644.ece

Posted by Ian on Oct-11-2005 12:56:

quote:
Originally posted by trancaholic
I saw that India had offered Pakistan some help on this, but that pakistan was reluctant to accept it. Just like Cuba and the US - strange how even third-world conuntries can afford to turn down offers of help for political reasons.

it's sad. The only problem after all of this, I don't mind giving out aid to any country who need it, but whenever we have bad disasters, some of the people affected (Mainly from heavy flooding in winter) get no help whatsoever.

Posted by St_Andrew on Oct-11-2005 18:36:

quote:
Originally posted by trancaholic
I saw that India had offered Pakistan some help on this, but that pakistan was reluctant to accept it. Just like Cuba and the US - strange how even third-world conuntries can afford to turn down offers of help for political reasons.

Actually Pakistan accepted all the aid from India. Well, all except the troops that is, which is kinda understandable imo.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Oct-11-2005 21:25:

quote:
Originally posted by NeoPhono
Current list of aid donors.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world...ticle318644.ece

Canada will probably sent a couple of ships only to arrive and leave a week later (like they did with the Katrina disaster)

Posted by St_Andrew on Oct-11-2005 21:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Canada will probably sent a couple of ships only to arrive and leave a week later (like they did with the Katrina disaster)

I think Canada donated something like 20-30 million dollars That list is not very up to date I think...

Posted by shaolin_Z on Oct-11-2005 22:09:

Posted by Fir3start3r on Oct-11-2005 23:20:

quote:
Originally posted by St_Andrew
I think Canada donated something like 20-30 million dollars That list is not very up to date I think...

Yea, I didn't know until I read the local rag on the bus ride home today from work.
I'm now satiated

Posted by Yoepus on Oct-12-2005 00:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Canada will probably sent a couple of ships only to arrive and leave a week later (like they did with the Katrina disaster)

Ack! Not the entire Canadian navy?!