The Devastation of Katrina

Bismillah ar rahman ar raheem,

My prayers go out to those whose lives have been taken or those whose lives have been destroyed by this horrible hurricane. It truly saddens me to see the thousands of people who are suffering in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. On a personal level, this is a deeply shocking and heart breaking event. I have been watching the news covering of the hurricane andit is unbelievable. I am asking everyone to send their prayers and support to the people who are suffering and I hope that these people can turn to God in this desperate time. I pray that the violence that is ocurring right now will stop, because it is only making the situation worse. At the same time, I can only imagine the desperation and abandon that these people must feel about their situation. The government must react now to help them! What is going on? It doesn't seem like things are happening fast enough. Are we dropping supplies into the people who can't get out right now? Why have they gone days without food, water, and medical aid? IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE!!!!! We are the most developed nation in the world. We have spent millions of dollars in preparing for terrorist attacks on our major cities. How is this different? and why aren't we prepared for it? The people in the streets are crying out for help and it seems like we can't help them. It is inconceivable to me that there is not more that we can do to help the people that have not been evacuated yet. On another note, alhumdullilah for the generous outpouring of help from the citizens of Texas. It seems like the mayors of Texas cities have it together more than the federal government does. It brought me to tears to see the gratefulness of the refugees arriving in Houston today. They were crying out of gratitude just for the opportunity to sleep and take a shower. I hope that my own city can provide assistance to the refugees as well, unforunately with the destruction of the major interstates coming East, it does not seem like there is the ability to get people here to Atlanta right now. Once again, I am keeping all the people of the gulf states in my prayers right now.