Using the high-resolution imagery of Google Earth, users will be able to zoom into the Darfur region for a better understanding of the scope of the destruction.Follow the link to CNN's story on this and then go check it out on Google Earth. Be aware of the dangers of genocide, and thank God that we're not in that situation.
More than 1,600 damaged and destroyed villages will be visible, as will the remnants of more than 100,000 homes, schools, mosques and other structures destroyed by the Janjaweed militia and Sudanese forces.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Darfur atrocities on Google Earth
Google aims to "Do no evil". To help them achieve their goal, they have teamed up with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to map the carnage in the Darfur region on Google Earth.
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