Perspectives

The images of the aftermath of the dreadful storm that hit Burma are humbling. The sense that those who have least are most likely to have it taken from them is overwhelming.

Some shots shown on the BBC this morning of guys starting to repair simple structures were a reminder of what is most extraordinary about our species, in a good sense. The possibility that aid might not make it through to the rural areas at all, and the thought of what that will entail for the survivors, invokes the opposite.