Sobota květen 27, 2006

Thousands Killed on Java

More than 2,500 people were killed by an earthquake in central Java, Indonesia, today morning. The world media (such as CNN) covered the story during today, but people here in Czech Republic are insensitive to such disaster. When you compare it to another disaster, such as 9/11 terrorist attacks on USA where the death toll was about the same, people don't react the same if the cause is Mother Nature or Al-Quaeda. And I don't mention individual deaths, such as assasinations.

Simply put, three thousand people dead is a horrible number. We should pay attention to what makes people die so quickly in such amounts.

— V 27 2006, 11:07:37 odp. CEST Permalink