Comments on: Desperate rescuers short of gear, not heart

By: George Cilley

George Cilley — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:58:53 +0000

Way to go Sarah... seems like you're doing great out there. Seems a little crazier than doing stories about Scott Peterson everyday.

By: Sunday udoh

Sunday udoh — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:05:32 +0000

Hi sarah am writing from calabar,nigeria i really feel bad about what is happening in india but it nice having a personality like you in india .helping people and restoring thier hopes back may God bless you and may he grant your wishes can u say amen to that .pls can u update me wit what is going on there i will love to be of help maybe give them some words of encouragement to them through you bye

By: Martina

Martina — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:25:57 +0000

Dear Sarah,
I am writing you from Belgium where I am vice president of a non profit organization defending human, animal and planet rights struggling against pollutions and climate change impacts.
I am copying your story in our blogs and website (planettuture.org and rescue section).
If we could help you and all these peoples, pls contact us and if you come one to belgium, I will be happy to meet you as well !
Regards,
Martina

By: U K

U K — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:25:24 +0000

Hi Sara,

I am from Patna (Bihar), currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. I really appreciate your in depth coverage of my home state. You are doing a great job.
When are you coming back to U.S? It will be a pleasure for me to meet a personality like you. Shoot me an email if possible.
Regards.

By: mariquita

mariquita — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:26:49 +0000

Dear Sarah,

No one knows when things will end for those people in India (and the ones in Myanmar/Burma, which seems to have fallen off the reportorial map, thanks to the government there). First, the floodwaters have to recede – and that's up to Mother Nature.

Second – can the government muster the resources to help these people? Is there a way to efficiently distribute whatever foreign aid gets to them? Answer those questions, and it will be easier to project when these people can even think about recovery.

For what it's worth, I'm glad you're there to tell the story. Gustav has more than enough coverage, from iReporters to major news networks; the situation threatens a city that's been through more than enough, in a First World country. Bihar is...out there, somewhere in India. As the CNNi tagline says: let's see where the story takes us next.

By: Janie Barker

Janie Barker — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:15:48 +0000

I've been watching all afternoon and have not seen the Louisiana governor once. Why not?

Why are there no reports at all on Morgan City, Thibodaux, and Houma? After Grand isle, these are the main communities where the storm actually hit.

So much coverage of New Orleans! 10,00 people left there? How about the people in Terrebone and St. Mary parishes? By the way, it is St. Mary, not St. Mary's.

Please fill in the gaps.

By: Sudheer Mopperthy

Sudheer Mopperthy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:08:12 +0000

Sara ,

Hundred'sof people have lost their lives and nearly 20 million affected as one of the worst floods in Bihar in a decade showed no signs of abating on Monday .

The situation in the worst affected 17 districts remained grim. An alarming rise in water level due to heavy rains inundated fresh areas in Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Katihar, Samastipur and Khagaria districts.

The Prime Minister has done the right thing by declaring the floods in Bihar, caused by a breach in the Kosi embankment, a national calamity. Unfortunately, flood management seems to be nowhere in the agenda of governments. What is important now is to think of measures to prevent the recurrence of such a tragedy. If China could tame the ferocious Yangtze river, there is no reason why India cannot tame the Kosi or the Godavari. What is needed is a commitment to the cause.

Governments can never learn from their past mistakes and rectify them . hope some body in the government is reading this ...

Sudheer Mopperthy