falling trees calls for more faith!

I know i'm just being paranoid. Was actually quite cool with the idea that he'd be mountain-climbing these few days, until this morning when i read:

2 S'poreans killed in separate freak accidents
Two Singaporeans - a dental assistant and a trainee teacher - were killed in similar circumstances yesterday - by falling trees
May 16, 2007

In Singapore:

Dental assistant Ho Siew Lan, 43, was taking a walk in the Bukit Batok Nature Park with two friends when a tree toppled over and came crashing down on them.

Madam Ho, who was pinned under the tree, died while the other women, Madam Ting Kim Hong, 47, and Madam Leong Lai Ming, 48, escaped with bruises and cuts.

This is the first fatality from a falling tree on the records of NParks.

It was drizzling slightly and the women's umbrellas had probably blocked their view, preventing them from realising that the 6-storey tall tree was falling on them, according to The Straits Times today.

All three women have homes near the park.

Madam Ho's younger son, Chuen Kiat, 18, fearing that "something bad" had happened to his mother when the clinic which she worked for called to find out why she had not turned up for work, went to look for her and stumbled upon the police cordon. He broke down when he saw hyis mother's body.

NParks is investigating the cause of the fall.

The tree, from Albizzia species, is common here.

Earlier yesterday morning, there were thunderstorms, with gusts of winds hitting up to 70kmh, over Western Singapore where the park is.

In Malaysia:

Trainee teacher Mohammad Rohaizam Tumadi, 27, who was on an outdoor camping trip at Mount Ophir, Johor, died when a tree feel on him yesterday morning at about 5.15 am.

Mr Rohaizam, a first-year postgraduate student teacher with the National Institute of Education (NIE), was asleep in his tent with three others when the tree fell and hit the tent during a downpour. The other trainees were not hurt.

A statement from NIE said Mr Rohaizam, who suffered head injuries, was given first-aid treatment onsite and carried down the mountain base, where emergency services were on standby. He was rushed to Tangkak Hospital in Johor where he was pronounced dead.

NIE said he had been attending the outdoor experiential camp from May 9, together with over 130 others. The camp is a compulsory seven-day module for all first-year Physical Education student teachers.

At a press conference at NIE yesterday, Professor Lee Sing Kong, the institute's director, said that safety precautions had been taken, and some staff had gone on a recce a week earlier to check out the trail and campsites. The trainees were also accompanied by seven Malaysian rangers.

Mr Rohaizam's body is expected to be brought back today for burial.

Anyways i'm trying not to think about it. the first incident's just outside his place while the second (M'sia) is where he is (except he's climbing a different one). Hope he gets back safe and sound! :(