Just been looking at Google news about this storm, the media is full of images of NYC and surrounding area (the images and coverage of the boardwalk in Atlantic City are particularly distressing to see) and a few of Canada.
It's impossible to deny that the scenes are terrible, there's far less coverage over the impact Sandy has had in the Caribbean over the past week or so in the build up to events of last night. 69 dead in the Caribbean including 52 in Haiti alone.
Many affected in Haiti hadn't rebuilt their lives or their homes after the devastation of the earthquake 3 years ago.
It's saddening to see that in a world shrunk ever more by digital media, much of what happens in other countries goes unnoticed. My thoughts go out to those Caribbean nations affected as well. May they receive the aid they need as quickly as it will be delivered elsewhere.
Last edited by AndyK; 30 Oct 2012 at 18:36.
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