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(Message started by: ReeBop on Dec 24^th, 2005, 6:19am)

Title: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by ReeBop on Dec 24^th, 2005, 6:19am

Since the year is winding down to it's conclusion, I thought it would be interesting to know what news story of 2005 affected you and why.

For me, even though it hit at the end of 2004, the aftermath of the Great Tsunami of 2004 was fresh in my mind. Katarina was also something to think about. It also showed how not to manage disaster relief. The huge earthquake in Pakistan was also big and it may create problems flr the Pakistani government. Outlawed extremist (Ie terrorist) groups are providing lots of support in affected areas to gain the loyalty of the local populace.

So, what story or stories are big to you?

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Title: Re: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by CapuchinO on Jan 1^st, 2006, 7:36pm

still remember the tsunami disaster its so so sad..i even couldnt watch the news no more... cos always burst in tears all the time...but that makes me more care about my surroundings and trying alot of things to help them...the earthquake in Padang in May, 2005..it was a huge earthquake...my aunt lives there...and i was so panic..thank God theres nothing happen with them...and the last thing..the boming in BAli ...breaks my heart too...it is a very beutifull place...just ashamed to ppl that do that becos of they are selfish.... >:(
teach me one thing well alot of things but...here one of them...when there were a big disaster or something painfull...that when our humanity show up...ppl help eachother...and care bout eachother ...which is hard to found these days

Title: Re: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by Wicked_Witch on Jan 9^th, 2006, 4:00am

The typhoon that burried some places in quezon province due to landlslides.

Title: Re: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by okasantina on Jan 9^th, 2006, 5:34am

Fernando Poe Jr. died :o :'( :'(

Title: Re: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by Wicked_Witch on Jan 10^th, 2006, 4:16am

Did you go to the funeral, Tinz? ;D

Title: Re: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by earthlingorgeous on Jan 19^th, 2006, 11:16am

Resilence amid ruin

LAST December 26 marked the first year since the deadly earthquake that triggered catastrophic tsunamis in several parts of Asia. Worst hit was Aceh in Indonesia which was close to the 9.0-magnitude quake’s epicenter at the northern tip of Sumatra.

The total death toll from the tsunamis that swamped coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, India, and seven other countries was placed at 220,000. More than half of those deaths were from Aceh, according to the Indonesia National Disaster Coordinating Board (NDCB).

The figures do not include those who remain missing, which are estimated to be far more than the fatalities. In many areas, including Aceh, most of the missing or dead are women. In five villages in Aceh’s Lampu’uk subdistrict, only 40 of the 750 survivors from a population of 5,500 are women. In Aceh Besar district, the international relief group Oxfam reports that male survivors outnumber the females by a ratio of three to one. In four villages in North Aceh, the female death toll made up 70 percent of the fatalities. In Kuala Cangkoy, 80 percent of the dead were female.

Title: Re: News Stories in 2005 That Affected You
Post by Wicked_Witch on Feb 8^th, 2006, 4:21am

I'd say the famous TV show Wowowie's stampede has affected me because of the death toll and injuries. And to think that it's man-made and not a natural calamity. Let's pray for the souls of those who did not make it.