Lets keep it moderate

The Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy was something everyone seemed to expect. But could do nothing, it seems, to prevent. We've heard it from everyone inside or outside government how it was an accident waiting to happen, but nobody has stood up to say they did anything to stop it from happening (even though they knew it was going to happen) or take the blame (even though they seem to know exactly who to blame).

It seems the only thing unspoken about the tragedy was how the affluence of the area might affect the post-tragedy actions.

The government today announced that they might take the unprecedented step of putting the evacuees in hotel rooms if they don't have family or friends to live with. I don't think this idea was ever mooted when there were floods and landslides in areas in Terengganu, Johor, Pahang, among others.

Maybank has also announced financial relief plans for the victims of the disaster.

These steps are good, solid ways to help the victims. One only hopes that these steps will be taken in the future when dealing with other disaster victims from lesser known areas.

*The Star on Sunday carried an article which mirrored the thoughts in this post.