Nothing else that i'm going to talk about but the tsunami strike. the death toll has soar up to 82000 and and to be predicted to reach 100,000! the earthquake in sumatera has caused many many lives including 66 lives in Malaysia - those who were vacation-ing in the other affected islands whose lives are being swept away by the killer waves, an unforseen disaster.
And just this morning that the Prime Minister has made an annoucement indicating the planned new year celebrations whether aired on tv, fireworks to be displayed or to-be-held-celebrities-concerts are to be cancelled. He said we should be praying for the victims instead, which is very true.
Not only people in Asia are affected, many Westerners are still missing and no where to be found, a thousand over Swedish tourists approximately. Bad enough that people witness their family being swept away by the water.
With 80,789 dead, rotting corpses, smashed sewers, contaminated water and a lack of food and shelter, along with mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and malaria, could wipe out weakened survivors in their tens of thousands.
It has 'impacted' many lives.Although we are not 'physically' affected by the waves, but spiritually and mentally, we are. So contribute if you may. Look for orgainisations where you may donate to help them lead better lives. Otherwise, pray for them at least. Think of the needs of the victims ; they're homeless without any means of communication to search for their missing loved ones, they're jobless (people who live by the shore especially) and others may suffer from or die of hunger unless aid reaches on time- they've lost everything.
Here are some of the pictures of how people are badly affected by the tsunami strike. (Pictures by YahooNews)
Sri Lankan villagers look at a derailed train coach in Sinigame, near the town of Hikaduwa on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka after the train was swept away by quake-triggered tsunamis.

Acehnese sift through the rubble of a collapsed building with debris scattered across the street trying to salvage what they can in Banda Aceh following the killer 9.0 magnitude quake and resulting tsunami

A rescue worker looks at dead bodies at a relief center set up at a temple in Khao Lak, north of the devastated Thai tourist resort island of Phuket following the massive tsunami that slammed into the Thai coastline

A Buddhist monk distributes food to survivors of Sunday's tsunami in Ambalantota, Sri Lanka December 29, 2004. Buddhist monks handed out rice and curry parcels to grieving tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka and aircraft dropped food to isolated Indonesian towns on Wednesday as Asia's disaster relief operation struggled to kick in

Janette Strum from Sweden, weeps as her 16-year-old injured son, Matias, lies near her while they wait to be airlifted out of the Thai resort island of Phuket December 28, 2004. Strum's 13-year-old son, Jonathan, is still missing after a quake-triggered tsunami swept into the popular tourist resort on Sunday, killing hundreds

Injured Canadian tsunami survivors Rachel Gobeil,27, (foreground) and her boyfriend Jean Francois,35, from Les Escoumeins, Que., recover at Bangkok Phuket Hospital

Swedish tourists wait for their flight at Phuket Airport, Thailand December 29,2004. Scandinavian countries are preparing themselves for national tragedies as realization dawns that most of the Europeans missing after the south Asian tsunami are from Sweden and Norway.
Remember! Help if you may! While I go hear Priscillia Patrick (hitz.fm deejay) talks about her survival in Sri Lanka. |