The flooding was bad but...

[Anonymous]

...not so bad that 650 people were killed in one rainstorm as happened in China!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6922369.stm

I guess it's true that there is always somebody worse of than ourselves.

[Eternaluk]

Nasty..
Whenever you think your life is bad, always remember there is someone out there, that has it worse.

[Lee]

It puts things in perspective really. We're quite fortunate in the UK not to generally experience tornadoes, earthquakes, drought etc, certainly not to the extent of other non-european countries.

[Thulsa Doom]

Nasty..
Whenever you think your life is bad, always remember there is someone out there, that has it worse.

I'd hate to be the last person in that chain!

[Blunt]

It puts things in perspective really. We're quite fortunate in the UK not to generally experience tornadoes, earthquakes, drought etc, certainly not to the extent of other non-european countries.

tornadoes, earthquakes & drought are quite common in the UK, although not on the widespread scale of some areas of the world.

They still have a profound effect on those in their wake.

our emergency services are not equipped for these events.

[GhostMjr]

tornadoes, earthquakes & drought are quite common in the UK, although not on the widespread scale of some areas of the world.

They still have a profound effect on those in their wake.

our emergency services are not equipped for these events.

neither are those in many other countries including the usa.