Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки
Геологический институт им. Н.Л. Добрецова
Сибирского Отделения Российской академии наук
(ГИН СО РАН)
Мир Бурятия "Гравитация науки: Геологический институт БНЦ СО РАН"
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Why are Pakistan's Floods Getting Less Attention than Haiti's Earthquake? [The Pump Handle] [2010-08-17] Flooding in Pakistan has killed 1,600 and is affecting an estimated 20 million people. Six million lack access to food, shelter, and water. The report of a single confirmed cholera case (in the Swat valley) is generating some headlines, but the important point is that a lack of clean water makes the spread of any diarrheal disease far more likely.
UNICEF warns that 'more than 3 million children are at high risk of deadly water-borne diseases in Pakistan,' and cites a WHO projection of up to 1.5 million cases of diarrheal diseases that could occur over the next three months. These aren't just troublesome cases of intestinal discomfort; diarrhea can be deadly, especially for children. Each year, 1.4 million children die from diarrheal diseases, and 860,000 children perishing directly or indirectly from malnutrition arising from repeated diarrhea or intestinal nematodes. Diarrheal disease can be treated with oral rehydration solutions, but distribution of such items - as well as food, water, and other basics - is a challenge when so many roads are washed out.
After visiting flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, 'In the past I have visited the scenes of many natural disasters around the world, but nothing like this.'
From his remarks, and from the numbers in the news accounts, this sounds like a major disaster. But why does it seem like the response is so anemic, especially when compared to the outpouring of support that followed the January earthquake in Haiti? (That earthquake claimed far more lives than the floods have so far, but the floods have left far more people homeless and hungry.)
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