Last night the world observed an earth hour,here in Malaysia it was at 8:30-9.30 pm.
At the hasting of my children we also try to observe this meaningful event.
Well, being used to some blackouts, no issue to keep the house in darkness for an hour, with candles being lit and the only ray of light coming from Sabrina's laptop.
Indeed we are so used to have lighting at night, any duration of a blackout was always meet with despair and frustration.
Talking about despair, one sad news caught my attention this week, the burst dam in Jakarta.....
dam burst its banks near the Indonesian capital Jakarta early Friday, drowning 50 people in a deadly torrent of muddy water that flooded hundreds of homes, health ministry officials said. Waves of brown water swept into low-lying homes in the early hours of the morning as people slept, giving them little chance to flee what one resident described as akin to a tsunami. Rescue workers struggled to reach many others trapped by the waters, which in some areas was as high as six metres (20 feet), and scores were thought to be still missing.
Such travesty and tragedy, one can imagine the horrors of families suddenly being swept away by torrents of water while in their deep slumber of sleep.
I prayed for the families that has suffered and will see what humanitarian aids that we can do to help these people in dire needs of aid.
As we celebrate the Earth hour, human lives are still being lost so "cheaply",one wonders what cause the dam collapse?
Is it due to poor maintenance or shortcuts in its construction before? I would love to read the post mortem report.
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