Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding in southeast Texas are a terrible tragedy marked by a loss of life and property that will leave deep scars. However, Texas is not alone, and we here in the U.S., engrossed in our own drama, have largely ignored the even more damaging storm and accompanying floods in South Asia, where the death toll is estimated at more than 1,200. Just this morning, flooding caused a building collapse in Mumbai, and thousands more are at risk of collapse due to their foundations being weakened by the flood waters. Millions, not thousands, of people across the region are seeking emergency shelter.
A headline in the ‘letters to the editor’ section of The Guardian yesterday asks the question:
Why more coverage of floods in Texas than in South Asia? Are American lives simply worth more?
While I have the greatest sympathy for those who have…
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THE WORLD GONE MAD 
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