2005-10-13T22:06+0200 20051013 http://allafrica.com/stories/200510130404.html AfricaDaily en It is clear that mankind has not learnt any lessons from previous disasters. It is not the first time that Asian countries have been exposed to earthquake. But alas, Pakistani Kashmir and the rest of the world is ill - prepared to deal with the emergency. The United States' response to hurricane Katrina was equally wanting. Botswana Katrina USA ManMadeDisasters India NaturalDisasters AfricaDaily-c19246c553cdd95ed2aa25e9cbdc56bd 2005-10-13T21:45+0200 20051013 http://allafrica.com/stories/200510130404.html africaFM en It is clear that mankind has not learnt any lessons from previous disasters. It is not the first time that Asian countries have been exposed to earthquake. But alas, Pakistani Kashmir and the rest of the world is ill - prepared to deal with the emergency. The United States' response to hurricane Katrina was equally wanting. Botswana Katrina USA ManMadeDisasters India NaturalDisasters africaFM-c19246c553cdd95ed2aa25e9cbdc56bd