ON PAKISTAN-INDIA EARTHQUAKE

SHARING THE PAIN

Another natural disaster thousands of miles away.  Death count at 18,000 already and climbing (map and picture from New York Times article). 

This time it feels a little closer to home.  It resonates more than such news used to before Katrina.

I may be wrong, but I believe this is the first time India and Pakistan have shared a natural disaster together, ironically along the part of Kashmir that they continue to fight over.  Afghanistan was hit as well.

One hopes the shared disaster and loss of life creates more empathy between the two countries.  (My previous posts on the relationship between the two countries can be read here and here).

It's been quite a year for natural disasters.

We need to help as we can.

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