BOMBAY V. NEW ORLEANS
While we're on the subject...This came from Bindi, via teletype...er, E-mail.
inches of rain in new orleans due to hurricane
katrina... 18
inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1
population of new orleans... 484,674
population of mumbai.... 12,622,500
deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of katrina...100
deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.
number of people to be evacuated in new orleans...
entire city..wohh
number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000
Cases of shooting and violence in new
orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE
Time taken for US army to reach new orleans... 48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach
mumbai...12hours
status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting
for relief, army and electricty
status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and
is business is as usual
USA... world's most developed nation
India... JUST A DEVELOPING NATION..
Now that India/US comparison is quite thought provoking, we seem to be going backwards in development here in the good 'Ol US of A!!!
ReplyDeleteWill India become the new USA?
I'm just about ready to go.
Is it really fair to compare the two based on the rainfall? The trouble in New Orleans was not completely caused by the 18 inches of rain but by 125 MPH winds and the break in the levee. If the levee held, I doubt any of the chaos would have ensued.
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