Natural Disasters in Asia
Two weeks ago, a giant wave hit a coastal town in Korea and left 7 dead, 14 injured.
Last week, Myanmar was hit by a cyclone, claiming more than 22,000 lives and affecting up to 2.5 million people, according to the UN. That these people are some of the most impoverished in the world and that the military government refuses foreign aid make the situation all the more desperate.
And then, just a few days ago, an 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook China, the tremors reaching as far as Thailand and Vietnam. The death toll is now at 15,000, and still increasing as more dead are found. In Mianyang, the city worst hit, about 19,000 people are believed to have been buried under debris.
Thousands, dead. And as I write this, another storm appears to be headed to Myanmar. All these natural disasters, happening within just a span of two weeks make me scared. What in the world is happening???
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