Hebei and Henan
(according to Xinhua news)
Nearly a hundred
Known to have lost
life here in conquests
of water, land, and
souls that are the
floods’ in China.
There are times
when Who is now
our nation’s friend?
has no new meaning.
Prayer and pledge
and action, anyway.
from all of us in
all the nations.
http://in.reuters.com/article/china-floods-idINKCN103078
the photo,
A woman cries as she holds a pig rescued from a flooded farm in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China, July 22, 2016.
Reuters/Darley Shen
clcouch123 
July 23, 2016 at 11:41 pm
Hear-twrenching…..
July 24, 2016 at 12:08 am
I very much appreciate your response. It all gets to me–the fact of the flooding, the news about it, the photograph.
July 25, 2016 at 10:09 am
the photo is heartbreaking, your words wise but heart wrenching. *sigh*
July 25, 2016 at 9:59 pm
It’s an awful condition and situation that has not been covered here in mainstream news media. Thanks for your encouragement, sister!
July 26, 2016 at 12:14 am
Yeah. We cannot rely on media at all times, brother.
You are welcome! ❤