In my household, CNN is a big thing. We actually have 2 CNN channels! (Satellite). Anyway, I don't know quite what to say about this whole mess that's happened.
Yesterday, in my China studies class, we learned about Confucianism and one principal stood out in my mind. There was an idea that if the leaders or rulers of a country were out of balence or alignment and had become corrupt, then nature would reflect (violently) the collective anger with the ruler. Christians would chalk this up to being the wrath of God. I'm not sure what Buddhists would say about it.
This Buddhist has some evacuees coming to her town and being sheltered at an old nursing home three houses down from where she lives. And I'm going to do everything I can to help.