Much has been written about the tragedy that killed many Americans
on 11 September. However, some interesting numbers available on the Web show
that this is truly an international tragedy. America has always been a melting
pot of nationalities. At any time in our history we have had immigrants and
visitors from many other countries. Those working in or visiting the World Trade
Center on 11 September included people of many nationalities. This is not just
an American loss; many countries lost valued citizens last week:
According to hem.passagen.se/eff/2001_09_01_bot-archive.htm#5703994,
the following are the known international casualties in the Attack on America:
Argentina: 2 missing
Australia: 9 confirmed dead, 85 missing
Bangladesh: 50 confirmed, more missing
Belgium: 60 missing
Brazil: 5 missing
Canada: 2 confirmed, 100 missing (estimated)
Chile: 1 missing
China: 4 confirmed, 30 missing
Columbia: 6 confirmed, 116 missing
Denmark: 5 missing
Dominican Republic: 3 missing
Egypt: 1 confirmed, 3 missing
El Salvador: 1 confirmed, 18 missing
Ecuador: 32 missing
Finland: 7 missing
France: 81 missing
Germany: 4 confirmed, 100 missing
India: 250 missing
Indonesia: 1 confirmed, 1 missing
Ireland: 4 confirmed
Israel: 1 confirmed, 150 missing
Italy: 8 missing
Japan: 2 confirmed, 100 missing
Lebanon: 1 confirmed, 2 missing
Malaysia: 7 missing
Mexico: 150-500 missing (estimated)
New Zealand: 1 confirmed, 100 missing
Norway: 1 missing
Pakistan: 3 confirmed, more missing
Paraguay: 2 missing
Peru: 5 missing
Philippines: 7 missing
Portugal: 3 confirmed, 20 missing
Puerto Rico: 1 missing
South Africa: 1 confirmed, 2 missing
South Korea: 1 confirmed, 27 missing
Spain: 9 missing
Sweden: 1 missing
Switzerland: 4 confirmed, 10 missing
Taiwan: 9 missing
United Kingdom: 100 confirmed, 200 missing (estimated)
Zimbabwe: 6 missing
In short, the victims of the Attack on America include citizens
of at least 43 nations. This is truly an international war.
Dick Eastman Online
