Tag Archives: Floods

Houston Mayor Defends Decision to Not Issue Mandatory Evacuation Orders

The masses are idiotic, there’s no denying that. One will always get five or ten percent of the population, generally it’s all those “tough guys” out there who say: “were not moving, no hurricane is going to make me leave … Continue reading

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Philippines sends coffins as toll nears 1,000 dead

Whenever a natural disaster occurs in one of these third-world countries there are scores of people who could easily have been saved if only some semblance of order and planning was in place. The problem is that governments in these … Continue reading

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Overflowing river splits Australian town in 2

Unlike in places such as the Philippines, where yearly monsoons are commonplace, Australians aren’t accustomed to heavy rains and flooding, as this country (continent) is mostly arid. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By ROHAN SULLIVAN, Associated Press … Continue reading

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Stormy weather kills 56 in Philippines, 19 missing

Poor countries always seem to get hit worst, and affected most, by natural disasters. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press MANILA, Philippines – Stormy weather since late December has killed 56 people in the Philippines and left at … Continue reading

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21 dead, 270,000 homeless in Sri Lankan floods

Not to be insensitive to the suffering of people, which I certainly feel for… But if these devastating and deadly floods continue in places such as Australia, Brazil and Sri Lanka, God may need to summon a modern-day version of … Continue reading

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Hundreds dead in Brazil slides, search to continue

It seems there are many natural catastrophes at the beginning of every New Year. Last year it was the devastating earthquake in Haiti. This year, rain is causing havoc in places like Brazil and Australia. TGO Refer to story below. … Continue reading

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Hurricane Tomas floods quake-shattered Haiti town

These poor people; they can’t get a break… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JACOB KUSHNER, Associated Press Jacob Kushner, Associated Press LEOGANE, Haiti – Hurricane Tomas flooded the earthquake-shattered remains of a Haitian town on Friday, … Continue reading

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UN: 1 million more displaced by Pakistan floods

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Check out the picture… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By SHAKIL ADIL, Associated Press Writer Shakil Adil, Associated Press Writer THATTA, Pakistan – Hundreds of thousands … Continue reading

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1,100 missing in China as Asian flood misery rises

What is happening in Asia with the widespread flooding is horrible and obviously quite sad. The suffering that millions of individuals are going through, plus the loss of what little property they may have, including their homes, is unimaginable. However, … Continue reading

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Floods strand 300 foreigners in India’s Ladakh

The number of people who need to struggle for life (survival) throughout the world because of natural disasters every year must total into the tens of millions. It seems that almost on a daily basis there is some catastrophic event … Continue reading

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Eight dead as floods sweep central Europe

This is beginning to sound like the fable of Noah’s Ark and the flood as described in the Bible. Unfortunately, while the flood in the Bible was make-believe, these floods that are occurring across parts of Asia and Europe are … Continue reading

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Anger as Pakistani president addresses British rally

There is no mystery as to why countries such as Pakistan suffer from all kinds of ills; bad leadership, or no leadership at all. This is why the people have always been oppressed, live in poverty and constant turmoil, and … Continue reading

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Huge evacuation underway as Pakistan floods hit four million

I can’t even begin to imagine what these poor people in Pakistan are going through. Under normal circumstances they don’t have it easy, as there is a great deal of poverty as well as little support from a corrupt federal … Continue reading

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Pakistan floods affect up to 2.5 million, 1,500 killed

As stated before on this Blog and is generally the case, natural disasters always seem to strike the most impoverished people throughout the world. And unfortunately, as is more often than not also true, government leaders in these countries are … Continue reading

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Pakistan monsoon floods kill more than 400

Why does it seem that the poorest people are always those “targeted” by natural disasters? It will take years for these individuals to get their lives back in some semblance of order, especially since they live under a corrupt government … Continue reading

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Toll in Haiti floods rises to 11: officials

Wow, the Haitian people can’t get a break! Can anyone imagine the devastation that a hurricane striking Haiti within the next several months would cause if rains alone are responsible for eleven deaths? Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press … Continue reading

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