God's Wrath Revealed Against Uzbekistan

God’s wrath is poured out upon the Uzbeks in large doses.  They are located in an “earthquake prone” area.  The last large earthquake was in 1966, killing 10, injuring 1000, leaving 100,000 homeless and 28,000 buildings were destroyed in the capital city of Tashkent. 

One of the largest man-made disasters in this country was in March of 1992 when 88 million gallons of oil spilled from an oil well.  This occurred in Ferghana Valley which is and has been a conduit on the Silk Roads for almost 3000 years, connecting China to the west.   

Another man-made disaster is the Aral Sea debacle.  It is drying up due to diversion of the Amu Darya and Syrdariya to irrigate the cotton fields in Uzbekistan.  It once was the world's fourth largest inland sea.  It has shrunk to 1/3 of the size it was in 1960.  Uzbekistan suffered severe drought in 2000, affecting 600,000 people and creating 50 million dollars in economic loss.  Floods, mudslides, and extreme temperatures in the summer and winter are all adumbrations of God’s wrath toward these people.

From 1992-1994 the rate of inflation in this country was at 1000%.  January 29, 2010 the government laid off 11, 241 people and also cut pensions for teachers and retired nurses.   Heating bills have risen 20% during the winter of 2009-2010.  Migrant workers are illegally crossing over to Kyrgyzstan to work in the fields in the hot sun.  They are said to be suffering from a “repressed economy”.