Tragedy Knows No Boundary

Reading and viewing online news coverage of the Katrina hurricane disaster in the US over recent days, I'm just awed by the sheer scale of so many people - thousands according to many news reports - losing their lives, family, and property. No comfort at all in knowing that this is a natural BBC excels in the New Orleans especially, I was struck by this comment in an Federal Emergency Management Agency counts a direct hurricane strike on New Orleans as one of the biggest threats the nation faces, ranked alongside terror attacks and earthquakes. It also gets very personal when you know someone who has been directly caught up in his own personal tragedy. I received an email last night from IABC, who recounted that while his family (including dog) are safely evacuated, "...[b]oth our homes have been lost. Media reports indicate no return for 12+ weeks. It's impossible to reach our cell or land lines." London terrorist bombings in July - as a channel to get the news out as well as act as a conduit for people seeking news and information about missing family and friends. One blog in particular I noticed - the post yesterday, Bob Lutz, the vice chairman of GM FastLane Blog, said: As you know, we generally try to keep the conversation on this blog focused on GM products and services. But, given the extraordinarily tragic circumstances in the South following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, I feel compelled to urge you to please give what you can to help the victims of this horrific storm. To our GM employees, GM is matching your donations to the American Red Cross made through this page. And to others, here are some additional good relief organizations [American Red Cross. Tragedy tends not to be a solo matter these days, as reading through various online news sources I caught this news about a International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Technorati: Neville Hobson is the author of the popular Crayon. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: