"Adding Insult to Injury"

HASHEM is pouring judgment upon the world and it seems to have been ratcheted up a notch.

CHINA: 7.9 magnitude earthquake Monday, 12 May 2008

INJURY

"The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18,645 were still buried in debris in the city of Mianyang, near the epicenter of Monday's massive, 7.9-magnitude quake.

The Sichuan Daily newspaper reported on its Web site that more than 26,000 people were injured in Mianyang."

INSULT

"Rain was impeding efforts and a group of paratroopers called off a rescue mission to the epicenter due to heavy storms, Xinhua reported."

MYANMAR: Cyclone Nargis Saturday, 3 May 2008

INJURY

Up tp 60,000 dead and missing from Cyclone that raked Myanmar coastline

INSULT

"A boat carrying Red Cross aid supplies to survivors of Myanmar's cyclone sank Sunday in the disaster zone after hitting a submerged tree trunk, ...."

CHILE: Eruption of Chaitén Volcano since Friday, 2 May 2008

INJURY
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes near the volcano

INSULT
"President on Saturday warned that towns surrounding Chaitén Volcano... might become permanently unlivable."


US: EF4 Tornado Saturday, 10 May 2008

INJURYNearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars,...

INSULT
"Southwest Misourians should brace for another round of potentially severe weather this afternoon and evening. Weather conditions will be similar to those on Saturday that produced a single massive tornado that was on the ground for 74 miles - 29 miles in Oklahoma and 45 miles in Southwest Missouri. It killed at least 22 people - 15 in Missouri and six in Oklahoma and one in Georgia."


US: Mid-Atlantic Storm Monday, 12 May 2008

INJURY
"Tens of thousands of electricity customers in several states lost power as up to 5 inches of rain fell Sunday and Monday and wind gusts in some places reached hurricane strength. ...Monday morning's high tide sent waves crashing through low-lying areas, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 residents from coastal communities in central Delaware."

INSULT
"[It] fanned the flames of a deadly New Jersey fire and wrecked a brand-new research vessel off the Delaware coast, killing a crew member."