People Get on to their Feet
The people of New Orleans desetrve a great ovation: they have shown both grit and courage by picking up the pieces after Hurricane Katrina. The days of isolation and being marooned in buildings cut off from supplies and essential commodities does show on the faces of the survivors, but they deserve a great ovation for helping themselves and their neighbours in their hour of crisis. At a time when the Federal Government was extremely slow in responding to the challenge the people of New Orleans and the neighbouring states have extended all possible help. This is really commendable. During the Asian Tsunami on December 26, 2004 we witnessed something similar. The reluctance on the part of the Bush Administration to offer help is surprising. It can onlyn be explained by thinking of the Ideological orientation of the New Right that emphasises the withdawal of the Government.
The images on CNN are haunting: National Guards sailing in motor boats in what were roads a few days back carrying guns. There has been a widely reported incident that 5 survivors were shot in a particular incident. I wonder why this happened. Is it like de Menses killing in London or was trhere a real reason.
Asian countries have alot of exprience dealing with such disasters and the USA must seek the help from every quarter. The scale of the suffering is too lare and the loss of life is estimated to run into a few thousands. Antibiotics, vaccines and clean drinking water are the main requirements at this hour. The American Pharmasceutical Companies must comre forward to increase production and make drugs available.