Current tsunamis in Asia, What should be done? |
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Current tsunamis in Asia, What should be done? |
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With the current death toll and fear of outbreaking epidemic what should be done by the countries affected, mainly India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives --less than a 100 reported deaths. At this point and time the rescue workers in some of the highly affected areas are not even stopping to identify or transport dead bodies but rather burning them on the spot. Many small islands have been burnt completely because of whole villages being killed off. Technically the affected countries cant close their borders yet because of the attempts by rescue personal to get some sick and injured people to safety. People however continually keep going to these ransacked places for vacations. Thailand and the Maldives being really the only 2 as they suffered the least amount of casualties. Some travel companies are refusing to return fares, mainly in Russia and some other parts of the former USSR. Should these travelers/tourists be let out of the country after they have arrived and spent a week there? If they are released from the country there could a spread of diseases like Cholera and Maleria, caused by the dead bodies laying on the beach for 3-4 days in temperatures of 90+ degrees. The bodies have become bloated and infected (pic). It probably would not become as big of a epidemic as the Black Plague, but a widespread of Cholera or Maleria could really hurt a lot of the big cities in Europe. Though if all travel in and out of these countries is brought to a halt the percentage of sick people could keep increasing and increasing. Just looking for some opinions on some international matters, and yes I know the picture is kind of gruesome but I feel the American media does a poor job covering this topic.
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why are we all just talking about it...we should all do something to help... me and my friends are starting a relief fund at my school..
you guys should donate money to the red cross if you're interested the link is in my sig |
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QUOTE(xsweetxcandyx @ Dec 30 2004, 3:09 PM) why are we all just talking about it...we should all do something to help... me and my friends are starting a relief fund at my school.. you guys should donate money to the red cross if you're interested the link is in my sig I think supporting something you have no knowledge of is ignorant. Talking about helps people truly understand what happens and give them a better view of what they can do other than give away money. Our family has however contributed some money directly to the fund and our neighborhood has contributed some spare clothes and such to the fund going directly over there. It may not be much but its something. |
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