Accip74 7,112 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Apparently 10000 people have lost their lives in the Philippines, about 3 times as many as 9/11, yet haven't heard many people talking about it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick1212 389 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Apparently 10000 people have lost their lives in the Philippines, about 3 times as many as 9/11, yet haven't heard many people talking about it....seen it on the news last night think 1200 was the count yesterday it's sad a lot of innocent children's lives cut short Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 It's a horrible tragic event! I'm watching it unfold and just stunned how bad it is! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Yeh it kind of really struck me tonight, I felt bad that the scale of it hadn't really grabbed me sooner....is it cos of the distance etc but if it had happened closer to home ie Western Europe/states would it of been more in my face? tragic loss... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I've not had the TV on all day and then I caught the news on the BBC... It's f***ing horrible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie1 59 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 its because there not white......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzy Ross 236 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Apparently 10000 people have lost their lives in the Philippines, about 3 times as many as 9/11, yet haven't heard many people talking about it.... Ones a natural disaster the other an act of terror which changed the world we knew for ever. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,563 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 yes its a bad thing that has happened Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ray 185 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 One was an act of god and the CIA don't know where to send the drones for the revenge attack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I dunno, it's been the top story on the BBC website for the past few days.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reaper1064 285 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Pity they couldn't have diverted it through Afghanistan and got our troops out of the way first. Edited November 11, 2013 by reaper1064 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 The usa has great ties with the phillipeans. And will send aid in every form Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 One of the lads on here has married a Filipino girl and they've not long had a child. It doesn't bear thinking about, what they must be going through right now. Them in Eire. Her family back there ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,661 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Shocking event... it just shows the devastation nature can cause. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Mother Nature clicks her fingers, and you suddenly realise how insignificant and powerless we are, as a species. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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