Would you classify this situation as worse than 9/11 ?

WorldNumberOne · Aug 31, 2005

i understand the difference between hurricane and terrorist attack , but in terms of lives changed and devastation , their is no comparison .

3000 people dead and family members lives ruined on 9/11 and a country at war.

10's of thousands peoples lives devastated and cities pretty much gone..

can you compare ?

Fishhead · Aug 31, 2005

I don't even want to think about it or go there quite frankly.

SAD SITUATION

ThumperDragon · Aug 31, 2005

It's ALL bad :icon_conf

jwunderdog · Aug 31, 2005

Not even close unless the number of dead is a lot higher then they think. People will have to put their lives back together, but at least they get the chance to do that!! Not so for the thousands on 9/11.

Sad either way though.:sad3:

Journeyman · Aug 31, 2005

3000 dead WTC, this could reach 1000...in a different way this is equally as bad IMO.

The past 5 years have been crazy, Tsunami's Fires Hurricanes Earthquakes Mudslides

Dante · Aug 31, 2005

BOTH are horrid things to have happened....but 100% different circumstances and reasons

kidslick · Aug 31, 2005

Journeyman said:
3000 dead WTC, this could reach 1000...in a different way this is equally as bad IMO.

The past 5 years have been crazy, Tsunami's Fires Hurricanes Earthquakes Mudslides

its all very sad and tragic

for the Tsunami's they still have no accurate count. i BELIEVE IT WAS CLOSE TO 400,000

unreal

Aveedesk · Aug 31, 2005

Different for different for people.

cincy_ · Aug 31, 2005

Aveedesk said:
Different for different for people.

PERFECT

For me, if its ONE death and its a family member, that is worse.

-Slim- · Aug 31, 2005

Its worse.

With terrorists you can at least attempt to contain them.

With hurricanes, you re helpless. Mother nature's way of telling us not to fuck with it...

Journeyman · Aug 31, 2005

400,000??????????? OMG I had no idea it was that high.

WorldNumberOne · Aug 31, 2005

Journeyman said:
400,000??????????? OMG I had no idea it was that high.

i think it was closer to 275,000.. a large number nonetheless.

kidslick · Aug 31, 2005

Journeyman said:
400,000??????????? OMG I had no idea it was that high.

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<TABLE id=body_Indo_Quake_Deaths_041227 style="FONT-SIZE: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#ffffff cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=left width=167>Indonesia </TD><TD align=right width=*>166,320</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left width=167>Sri Lanka </TD><TD align=right width=*>38,195</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=left width=167>India </TD><TD align=right width=*>16,383</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left width=167>Thailand </TD><TD align=right width=*>5,322 </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=left width=167>Somalia </TD><TD align=right width=*>298</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left width=167>Myanmar </TD><TD align=right width=*>90</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=left width=167>Maldives </TD><TD align=right width=*>82</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left width=167>Malaysia </TD><TD align=right width=*>68</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=left width=167>Tanzania </TD><TD align=right width=*>10</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left width=167>Bangladesh </TD><TD align=right width=*>2</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD align=left width=167>Kenya </TD><TD align=right width=*>1</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD align=left width=167>Estimated total</TD><TD align=right width=*>226,566</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><TD class=subhedIndo_Quake_Deaths_041227 align=left colSpan=2>The numbers above include those with foreign passports killed while visiting the affected countries. Click here for a complete list of dead and missing foreigners.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

this was the toll reported on dec 30 2004

kidslick · Aug 31, 2005

The quake was much greater than any to rock the planet since 1964. The consequent tsunami devastated coastlines around the ocean and killed around 226,000 people, with millions left destitute. Here, we explain the geophysics behind the disaster. more...

i believe this was the latest count

VaultedTreehouse · Aug 31, 2005

9/11 ruined the economy, changed our way of life, killed thousands of people, made things like the Patriot Act acceptable,.....not even comparable.

-Slim- · Aug 31, 2005

vaulted, i understand what you're saying but, think about it, say another cane hits the US in the next month, which is not that unlikely, say it wipes out Florida.....just one this big has taken a huge toll and we're no where near the end of cane season...

and if you ask me this last cane, as powerful as it was may be an indication of things to come.

WildBill · Aug 31, 2005

No way is this even close. Imagine if terrorists gave big warnings and then blew up buildings. They do that in Spain, but obviously we won't catch such breaks if they are going to do something.

Remember the key part of the word is "terror" and that is why 9/11 was many times worse than this. People who live in NOLA and around Gulfport/Biloxi always knew this was something waiting to happen. Same goes for Miami, do all these people paying half million for modest houses around there take into account something like this is bound to happen to them too?

lostitall · Aug 31, 2005

WildBill said:
No way is this even close. Imagine if terrorists gave big warnings and then blew up buildings. They do that in Spain, but obviously we won't catch such breaks if they are going to do something.

Remember the key part of the word is "terror" and that is why 9/11 was many times worse than this. People who live in NOLA and around Gulfport/Biloxi always knew this was something waiting to happen. Same goes for Miami, do all these people paying half million for modest houses around there take into account something like this is bound to happen to them too?

Good points. Not to mention no one was faced with "jump or burn"

REDEYE · Aug 31, 2005

I would like to see the NFL move up the Super Bowl rotation to help in recovery. Very bad situation. Have a friend down there that I haven't heard from

viking611 · Sep 1, 2005

not that u can compare the two at all...they are equally as bad.....one part about this hurricane though is that people in NY could go to the bathroom, get a glass of water, eat in their kitchen, sleep in their beds, go to the store, etc the next day. Nobody will be doing any of this for MONTHS in New Orleans. An entire city has been wiped off the map, not a few buildings. Long term effects, I would say NY just a little bit worse since we had to go to war over it however this gas thing may get outta hand here.

Both events, very very bad. One is worst terrorism event ever on US soil, the other is worst natural disaster ever!