A fairer comparison would be to compare what happened when a similar storm hit India. A category 5 hurricane is in the same class as what would be called a super cyclone in India (a cyclone with greater than 155 mph winds). The last such storm to hit India was the cyclone that hit Orissa in 1999. The Indian Government claims that 9600 people died (and most people would agree that Indian govt stats for disasters are usually significant underestimates). The toll in the Louisiana and Mississippi is still lower than 1000.

No one committed suicide in India and neither did people fire AK 47 on the streets.

What is similar between Louisiana and Orissa is the reason why the impact was so high. Both of them represent a part of the county that is below the national average for almost every indicator of well being. The poor get impacted the most by such events.

A more quantitative and graphical analysis can be found at the following link.

http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc02/pap0701/p0701.htm

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Orginally posted by STHIRU18

\"Apalled\" , \"disgusted\", \"hurt\", and \" insulted\" are some of my feelings when I read these comparison. Has humanity sunk to so low levels that in the face of tragdy, death and destruction, we make capital of it, by making silly comparisons, and make the whole tragedy look so small?

These guys who compare New Orleans to Mumbai - would they do that if one of their loved ones had perished in either of the places? Besides, how can some one do this comparison when lives have been shattered, people have lost their homes, loved ones and have nothing to look forward to?

SHAME ON THESE GUYS. If you think Mumbai did a better job, GO back there, never to return. And for the sake of those who perished (be it Bombay or New Orleans)........please grow up and STOP making these comparisons.

Instead, compare this:

HIV cases in India Vs that in Canada.
Crime Rate in India Vs that in Canada.
Prostitution in India Vs that in Canada.
Corruption in India Vs that in Canada.
Dowry Deaths in India Vs that in Canada.
Untouchability in India Vs that in Canada.
Politicians in India (with the the undeworld nexus) Vs that in Canada.
No of brazen Criminals who control life in Mumbai Vs that in Canada.
Dirt, squalor, slums in India Vs that in Canada.
HOw much time you spend in a line during your lifetime Vs that in India.
Telecommunications in India (Read \" P & T Department\" vs that in Canada.
How accessible is your MP in India Vs that in Canada.

Any more additions?

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yeh lo kuch time pass. download from internet:
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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.

(Total Katrina deaths are expected around 10,000: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050906/ts_nm/katrina_dc )



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 and army

status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and is business is as

usual



USA aid to India for Mumbai rain victims: 0$

India'a aid to USA for Katrina victims: 5 million dollars



USA...world's most developed nation

India...JUST A 3rd. world country...

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not knowing if facts straight hain, but like said- time pass

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hinglish zindabad