Tragedy in Kashmir

As if the region has not suffered enought through half a decade of some of the worst violence and treachery in modern times, it now has to deal with this. An earthquake of devastating proportions has shaken Kashmir, killing over 20,000 people in Pakistan alone. The death toll for India has yet to be determined. Clean water and food are unreachable for the residents, as is the region to most of the outside world. Massive mudslides have made the roads all but impassable, many of them only recently being opened 3 days after the quake hit.

It is a tragedy that so many lives have been detroyed, so many children orphaned, and there is so little being done to help them. The way that realpolitik works to distribute money and medicines unequally is sometimes disgusting. The politics of poverty are on display particularly when tragedies like this one strike already poor and suffering areas in countries with limited resources, or other priorities (or both).

As you prayed for Katrina victims, pray also for Kashmir earthquake victims. As you donated before, donate again.