If Only Burma Had Prepared For A Disaster

Seeing the seemingly continuous news feeds with regards to the Burma tidal wave disaster, one can only imagine what those poor people are going through. I personally am praying for them each and every night. I am also becoming quite angry at the lack of support that the Burmese authorities are showing in respect of the aid effort. Supplies are ready to go in however the controlling forces are making it very difficult for the agencies to get help to those most at need.

What has happened in Burma over recent days is a complete tragedy with many thousands of people having already lost their lives. The latest report suggested that over one hundred thousand people have so far perished. This is quite an astonishing figure and is hard to quantify.

How many more people are going to die and have already died due to the lack of planning by the Burmese authorities? The answer to this question is that it is likely that many more thousands will die. I would hope that if such a disaster was to hit British shores, which is where I am from, that our disaster management systems and planning would kick into place to save as many people as possible. In reality I hope, of course, that we never have to find out.

These events in Burma have highlighted just how important the role of planning and preparation is in disaster management. Governments around the world have a duty, in my opinion, to regularly update and ensure that these disaster management programs are adequate. You never know when a disaster might strike and therefore we all have to be prepared.

I do hope and pray, as I have already stated, that the people of Burma are able to obtain the help that they require. I also hope that the Burmese authority will learn from the experience and possibly have some form of advance warning in place for the future.

You may feel that you are unable to help these Burmese people; however we can all prey to God to ask him to help them.

Tony Weiss runs Talkforless Communications where he offers cheaper calls to mobiles.

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