Pics of the Day

Destroyed houses are seen in this aerial view of the town of Meulaboh in Aceh province, Indonesia, which was flattened by tidal waves on Sunday, photographed on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made his second visit to the region since Sunday's earthquake and tsunami to assess the damage and inspect relief efforts. (AP Photo/Dudi Anung)

The mind still reels at the magnitude of the death, injury and damage, not to mention the impending disease and further death. We need the aerial pictures, the satellite pictures, and the statistics to try to understand the enormity of the problem. But we need pictures of individuals to remind us of the meaning, the sadness. We should try (though there is no way) to fully understand the misery of the picture below, and then multiply that in our minds by thousands.

A child orphaned by last Sunday's earthquake cries as aid workers escort the baby into the Halim Airport terminal, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first four of at least 20 orphans ranging from 9 months to 2-years-old arrived late Saturday night in the Indonesia capital of Jakarta for treatment. Earlier in the day, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made his second visit to the region since Sunday's earthquake and tsunami to assess the damage and inspect relief efforts. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)

- served up by Doctor Bean @ 9:39 PM