[Newsbot]

Title: Libyan city's death toll from devastating storm climbs to more than 5,000 people
Category: World
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2023-09-13 07:13:20
Canadian

[Strutz]

The images I've seen on the news are horrible. So many people that had no chance whatsoever to survive this devastation.

[DrCaleb]

Although we think our government is dysfunctional, at least it isn't that bad.

[raydan]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Although we think our government is dysfunctional, at least it isn't that bad.

That`s because we don`t have 2 very different warring factions fighting over control and neglecting infrastructure...


...wait a minute!!!

[DrCaleb]

Right? But at least our weather service and maintenance departments still work.

[JaredMilne]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Right? But at least our weather service and maintenance departments still work.

In a way, we're lucky that one of the biggest issues on disaster relief in this country is arguing whether the military should really be involved in it.

Of course, that's just what ivory tower eggheads like me are arguing about (I personally think they should, if the military can make a positive contribution) but what do people "in the field", particularly the troops themselves, feel about it?

[fifeboy]

I have a friend who teaches in Libya. She is ok , but flabbergasted by what happened!