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Devastation beyond imagination!

It is heartbreaking to watch people in so much distress. Today President George Bush is in the scene and he called efforts so far by the Govt. machinery as insufficient. He is calling for more urgent efforts. He has already got emergency approval for more than ten billion dollars.

   

Hurricane Katrina make one reminisce Tsunami that battered Asia last year. The power of water was everywhere and it took everything on its way. In New Orleans water still occupies everything it took, after days, by not receding. On one hand people don’t have food and they resort to looting food, other essentials and on the other hand some antisocial elements are at work. However that was the last problem anyone wanted in an already chaotic situation.

New Orleans is a city under water. There is no drinking water, no food, no telecommunication, and no transportation. The most basic requirement to sustain human life is non existent! However the true scale of this disaster is not yet known.

It seems most people could not evacuate their homes after warnings were put out by the authorities because they were too weak or poor. Those who could, have already done so before hurricane struck.

There are two stories being carried by the Washington Post and National Geographic respectively that caught our eyes in the deluge of news coming in after the hurricane. Let us bring that to you.

 
After the Deluge, New Orleans's Mayor Nagin Stands His Ground - Washington Post. 
New Orleans Levees Not Built for Worst Case Events - National Geographic News.

Hurricane Katrina; nature reigning!

America has been hit in one of the worst manner ever by a natural calamity. People have lost lives, become injured, lost homes, businesses, and suffered other untold miseries in the wake of this disaster.

Major global economic consequences caused by the severe disruption of oil supplies, exports, and imports are expected as an effect of the devastation. Breaching of some of the levees protecting New Orleans city became cause for water to flow unabated into the city. Also, looting was reported from the city.

How President Bush handles the situation will be interesting to watch. National Guard units, who are normally deployed in situations like this, are at a breaking point by service in Iraq. Whether they would be available for working in the affected areas were concerns to the respective state Governors from the beginning. Bush’s foreign policy where many thousands of troups are deployed in Iraq and other conflict zones would be questioned by ordinary Americans who are reeling under problems posed by Katrina.