I haven’t known what to say about the devastation in southeast Asia from the tsunami that hit that area on Sunday. There are no words to express my horror at the loss of life that is still being counted. It may be months before we know the full magnitude of the losses. As of this writing, the death toll is 40,000.

40,000 men, women, and children who were swept to their deaths by the ocean. Thinkling Shrode made the comparison to the 3000 who died on 9/11; his point being that there is no comparison, really. Although I’m thinking that there are several thousand American families who can relate better than any of us to what the families in Asia, Europe, and here are struggling with now - the fear, the uncertainty, the grief. That there are millions of people now in the struggle to merely survive the aftermath is truly incomprehensible.

For all who have been impacted by this event, my prayers are lifted for you.

LATER: To read more about the relief efforts and learn how to provide help, see the The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami blog.

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1. I keep thinking how high is it going to go.  As i was coming home tonight Fox news reported that it now stands at 51,000. I have never been to south India but I have been to north India four times.  That country does not have the funds to help their people I don’t know what they are going to do. 

   Posted by Michael Morgan  on  12/28/04  at  07:58 PM

2. Michael, it’s horrifying to think of how large the need is and that there aren’t all the resources available to help in this initial aftermath.

   Posted by Jen  on  12/29/04  at  12:08 AM

3. The resources are there. If europeans and americans (who have decent tap water) didn’t buy bottled water for a week, we could provide them with enough water for months.
   There’s lots of unused planes and ships available to send resources out. There’s also stockpiles of medicines that could just be sent out.

   It won’t happen though.

   Posted by Monjo  on  12/30/04  at  08:49 AM

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