Tuesday afternoon, 12th January 2010 became hell on earth for the poor Carribean nation of Haiti. And we all know that unlike other natural calamities, earthquakes hit without warning causing so much loss and destruction. With its epicenter just a few kilometers from the capital Port-au-Prince, a huge majority of the population was affected, tens of thousands are believed to be dead, including ambassadors and diplomatic missions sent to the already politically unstable country.
News are still sketchy even two days after the disaster. And while the whole world watches and scramble to provide aid, I believe that we Filipinos should also try to provide as much financial and moral support and reciprocate the aid the world gave us when we got hit by typhoon Ondoy(Ketsana). Although Haiti might be an obscure nation to us, we must not be apathetic towards the situation simply because it didn't happen to us, even more so because such a thing could happen to us as well.
Photo from stuff.co.nz
2 comments:
I don't know what's worse, seeing your house crumble to pieces in seconds or seeing your house be swept away by the raging waters in seconds. What's the world coming to?
Interesting point. Needless to say, both are equally devastating financially and emotionally, even worse if someone you know died. All the difference really is in the manner of impact. But at least with typhoons and floods, you are given fair warning to evacuate. This is sadly not the case with earthquakes.
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