Another day, another awakening

Although the tragedy of the attacks in London yesterday is unequivocal, we tend to lose sight of the fact that there are far bigger tragedies in the world every day.
How quickly have we forgotten the enormous impact of the tsunami off Indonesia, and the carnage that was created throughout the countries bordering the Indian ocean.
Both events were unpredictable and could not really be guarded against.
And yet as a society we seem to place much more emphasis on the one than the other.