update from Dad on the flooding in Philppines

My Dads place in the Philippines got flooded.  Thats twice this year now!

 

Here's some of his update...

 

Nick in Manila

Back in Manila and swamped.

 

It took them all day yesterday to get the mud out of the house. Now there's a stench because, well, you know, septic tank contents (ours and everybody else's) all floated in with the flood waters. Causes disease - which became a problem in the Manila floods (hospitals had quite a problem).

 

You don't know poverty till you see poverty up close and and real and for long periods of time (years).

 

Facing floods is tough on kids. Hard to get enough rest. Hard to get clean clothes and dry shoes together and something to eat and to make it to school on time.

 

I'm not talking about us so much as the really poor that face this continuously.

 

All we hear from politicians are tirades against the loggers. But we only hear that in aftermath of floods. Never when it comes time to enforce the laws. And the poor face floods year in and year out over and over and over and over and the fat cats pocket the money and send their kids to the good schools in the U.S. and they are all very nice kids. Easy to be nice - when you're not POOR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted via email from Jim Nichols