Haiti is not Katrina
Haiti is not Katrina
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To get an idea of the distinction between the two events, imagine that all of the U.S. west of the Mississippi were to be destroyed or extensively damaged by some immense catastrophe in one minute, with absolutely no warning. That is the situation Haiti faces.
As horrific as it was, Katrina was a region-wide catastrophe, not a national one. Damage was enormous in the Gulf region, but the resources of the larger nation remained intact and available for mobilization, even though aid was slow in coming.
Katrina did not flatten our nation's capital or prevent national leaders from communicating with one another. Impacts were catastrophic in areas where Katrina struck, creating significant logistics problems, but the infrastructure of the rest of the nation was untouched. Also important, it was possible to issue warnings for Katrina, which enabled the vast majority of those who were at risk to evacuate to safety. The victims of the earthquake had no such warning.
Comment: good read. Hope you give!
Truly sad. I did read somewhere that some scientists over a year ago, but less than two or three, submitted research and concluded that something this catastrophic was imminent. The problem is Haiti is very poor, and no matter how much warning, they probably did not have the funds to do much if anything about it.
ReplyDeleteThe young adult small group my wife and I are in are packing meals this Saturday. (I think the other small groups are doing it also, just on different days) Our church in general, was given a handful of known organizations to give to.
Is Fourth doing anything? How about Wells Fargo? I know General Mills gave a substantial amount.
Wells Fargo announced they are doing $ 100,000. Can't find the link but as I recollect this was in some memo I saw.
ReplyDelete4th. Haven't heard anything.
It's a good thing what you're church small group is doing!
Should have been ....
ReplyDeleteWhat your church is doing!