Natural and man-made disasters

[dwsi]

put 'tryweryn' into the search here http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/

flag avatar came courtesy of google image search  D) 

[Fester]

Let's not forget the Dolgarrog Dam Disaster of 1925

http://www.melin-y-coed.co.uk/page14.htm

A terrible disaster indeed Dwsi, where 16 poor souls perished... but up to press, in this CURRENT situation in Japan, over 16,000 are confirmed dead!

Lets have a bit of perspective...

[dwsi]

Let's not forget the Dolgarrog Dam Disaster of 1925

http://www.melin-y-coed.co.uk/page14.htm

A terrible disaster indeed Dwsi, where 16 poor souls perished... but up to press, in this CURRENT situation in Japan, over 16,000 are confirmed dead!

Lets have a bit of perspective...

and 9000 more missing

[Ian]

How quickly we all forget and move on...

I'm not sure we do; but the juggernaut that is 24/7 news reporting is always looking for new items, and assumes that the audience will have tired of the current situation rather quickly. The unacceptable aspect, I think, is the tacit belief by the news media that only new items are worth reporting.  Clear ups and after effects are not considered newsworthy, but one wonders exactly how this has come to be. I find it difficult to believe that we - as a viewing audience - are that shallow, that we only want to know about the visually dramatic.  But perhaps that's exactly what the majority do.

[Fester]

Unlike the euphoria that surrounded the rescue of the Chilean miners last year, these poor souls and their families are facing tragedy here in Wales.
All our sympathies and thoughts should be with their loved ones right now.  Bless them

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14955526

[snowcap]

its hard to believe in this day and age we are still losing men down the mines, so much for modern technology, its the families who have to suffer when this happens, the thought of not knowing if they will ever see there loved ones coming up alive must be one of the worst experiences anyone can endure. My heart goes out to their families