Safety is vital

The news of human casualties from natural disasters surface from different parts of the world regularly due to climate change which is a matter of serious concern (“Indonesia’s Marapi volcano eruption leaves 23 dead,” Dec.6, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found the last body of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 23, officials said on Wednesday. Because of global warming the world is facing a threat in the shape of heavy rain, flooding tsunamis and volcanoes.

It’s so sad that innocent people are facing the consequences of the eruption of the volcano. I hope the Indonesian government will do its best to face people and residents living near the site of the Mount Marapi volcano.

It’s the government’s prime responsibility to ensure the safety of people who are facing life threats because of the volcano and shift them to safe places to save their precious lives.

I am sure the Indonesian government will not leave any stone unturned to provide injured people health facilities and compensate the families of departed souls. I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.

Jamshed Azam,
By emai