BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CNN) — The latest death toll from the Asian tsunami has increased to more than 80,000 as relief workers and supplies begin to reach some of the most devastated areas.
That number could top 100,000 by the time all bodies are recovered, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Wednesday.The dramatic rise of the death toll came after officials were finally able to reach remote regions — like Indonesia’s Aceh province, India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Maldives.
More than half of the total deaths so far were in Indonesia, the nearest land mass to Sunday’s undersea earthquake that triggered the deadly waves and flooding in about a dozen countries, from Thailand to East Africa.
The United Nations’ Jan Egeland said one in every four people in some parts of Aceh had been killed.
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Morals lost in Politics
With the Tsunami catastrophe happening on the other side of the world I pray for the people still going through the ordeals of pain and sorrow. I have seen so much footage, as many of you have, and it just seems unbelievable; a 20 foot wave (from what …
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My second and last post on this subject - it’s too holy and people died for me to talk about what “people , the government etc ” should do or feel.
As I mentioned on the bridge blog.
My oldest son visited Indonesia and spent some time on the Island of Nias. We think it is just north of the quake center and in the window of the Tusnami. He loved the Indonesian people and they were mostly kind. They were super friendly and generous towards him. He lived with one family for a month, rented a side house but ate with them everyday. They couldn’t speak english he can’t speak Indo. He went back a year later without calling ( no phones ) and when he showed up they all came out hugging him saying his name. Hopefully they survived.
How sad it all is.
I am personally not engaging in discussions or listening to the news or going to listen ” messages , sermons, should lists” from humans that have an agenda using this tragedy.
Only God. He will direct me to some action.
Dude, Dave, you have just humbled the crap out of me. I have to say hats off to you for your comment. You have a new found respect from me. If only everyone thought the same and did not try to further their political agenda at someone elses expense. As of this moment, I am with Dave Z. and will further refrain from any more discussion on this event. May God be with these people.
Hoby, just wondering if you apply the same criteria to your frequent Clinton jokes, or Kofi Annan put downs, etc.? Is it only bad to criticize one side?
What I mean is that Clinton, Annan, Bush, etc… will always have jokes after them. They are public figures and deserve being held accountable and being laughed at when they do stupid things. I just didn’t feel comfortable trying to debate and justify who is going to send more money, why Bush or Annan didn’t make a public comment any sooner etc… at the expense of these Tsunami victims, I felt it a cheap way to try and make my political points. Know what I mean? But I am always up for a good Clinton, Bush joke. Please send them if you have em’.
I don’t think any comments made here so far have been “at the expense of the tsunami victims”. If anything, I’m urging for more help to go to them, not less; and that isn’t a political stance, it’s a moral one. I’d say the exact same thing no matter who was in office; Bush and his supporters shouldn’t take it personally.