Tuesday, November 19, 2013

What can we learn from disaster in the Philippines?



The storm that hit the Philippines was the storm of a century and its been ten days since it hit shore.  It completely devastated the country and has created a dire survival situation for everyone there.  For many there is no food, or help in sight. It is a sober reminder for everyone that disaster could strike any of us and sometimes even with all our preparations Mother Nature can throw a curve ball.  That being said the fact that the situation there has been covered so extensively by media gives us a unique opportunity to look at what the people there are dealing with and to use that knowledge to prepare better ourselves. 

Before and after pictures of Santa Catalina neighborhood in Zamboanga City, Philippines