Taiwan In Peril

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By MAJOR TOM | August 16, 2009

International news headlines Taiwan’s debacle with very deadly Typhoon Morakot. For this, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is currently being demonized by his own people for perceived inaction and calls for his resignation is mounting steadily that he have to make clear on a TV appearance that he is ‘still’ the president of Taiwan and that he is still in control.

Typhoon Morakot was terribly vicious not because of its wind speed but of the heavy amount of rain it carries. It is a fact that a storm lashes so much harsher when it is packed with rain and water.

In a seaside area in Taiwan, on the aftermath of the deadly storm, where over 500 people died and thousands left homeless, hundreds of skinned-white logs filled the beach that one could not already see the sand. That tells the extent of damage and of ferociousness of the storm.

Women cry for their lost ones, buildings stumbling on the force of flood water, and horrendous mud burying homes and entire villages --- Typhoon Morakot becomes the harshest storm to ever hit Taiwan in 50 years.

And this somehow makes me realize that not even the most resourceful of country like Taiwan, one of the most developed economies in the world, could ever prepare for a tragedy like this, its government seemingly caught unprepared and ill-equipped for this sort of happenstance.

Could the wrath of nature be tamed? This remains a question.

8 Comments »

1. Abaniko says; August 16, 2009 @ 9:31 pm

   Given Taiwan's resources, I'm sure that they will soon get out of this "mess". I'm just sad to hear the news on those who perished. My heart goes out to their families and loved ones.

2. Major Tom says; August 22, 2009 @ 6:02 am

   To Niko: And its good that other countries were fast in sending in aids and assistance.

3. Gypsy says; August 25, 2009 @ 11:42 pm

   Seeems like those scary catastrophies we see in the movies are beginning to become more and more like reality.

4. bw says; August 26, 2009 @ 12:20 am

   I saw that hotel tumble over the river on TV. Nature's wrath indeed. Last week we have 3 tornadoes here which is a rarity but man, it happened. We can never tame nature it seems

5. curacha says; August 26, 2009 @ 5:11 am

   i saw on tv the damage made by morakot to taiwan. its kinda scary...i just hope nature will spare our country his wrath...

6. Major Tom says; August 27, 2009 @ 3:32 pm

   To Gypsy : You're right Gypsy; sometimes these disasters become so prevalent that we can't help but feel apocalyptic about it. God forbid...

7. Major Tom says; August 27, 2009 @ 3:33 pm

   To BW: That was what really perturbed me bro, that tumbling hotel. I mean, how strong can a flowing water be? it's enormously destructive I say.

8. Major Tom says; August 27, 2009 @ 3:34 pm

   To Curacha: It reminded me in fact on what had happpened here in our country, the one in Ormoc City. The world should be more wary and cautious now.

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