Monday, August 6, 2007

South Asian flood death toll tops 360

url (http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2007-08-06-south-asia-floods_N.htm?csp=34)

It's unfortunate to see how the death toll keeps climbing every day, it was 150, then it was up to 360. This was the worst flooding situation I have ever heard throughout my life and I believe it will be very, very, very difficult for the UN to handle the MDG goals for this country, Bangladesh and other undeveloped countries as well. It is hard to envision that happening because who knows the monsoon season will strike again and the UN can't just keep setting the deadline like this. In the article, the authorities were being criticized for being such as slowpokes to respond to the crisis with insufficient aid, and I totally have to agree with that. It appears that the most developed nations around the world are not even doing enough at all, or are they just worried that they will spend their own money on such one crisis? Isn't the UN supposed to see Bangladesh and other SE Asian countries to be successful by achieving one of the MDG goals? What on earth is UN and other developed world doing? And what am I even doing here at all?

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