October 11, 2005

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  Tsunamis in Asia.
  Hurricanes in New Orleans.
  Mudslides in Guatemala.
  And now
  a devastating earthquake in Pakistan.

  According to a report in Guardian,
  the International Red Cross says more people are being killed and
  affected by disasters. 2.54 billion people - almost half the people
  alive - have been through one disaster or another in the past decade,
  compared with 1.7 billion in the previous 10 years. Percentage wise,
  that's  46% up since the last decade.

  Following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that killed up to 30,000 October 8,
  Pakistanis wait desperately for aid. 240,000 victims are in urgent need of emergency supplies in what President Musharraf
  calls “the worst disaster in Pakistan’s history.” As the international
  community rush rescue workers and medical personnel into the country,  it appears politics,
  race, and religion have taken a back seat. Former rivals Pakistan and India are
  cooperating in relief effort. Well almost. Israel has extended aid, but
  Pakistan - its harshest critic in the Muslim world - has been cool to the
  offer. 

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