Or how about we as human beings do all we can to get people out of there safely, instead of praying for a miracle? "Protecting from harm and danger" after a natural disaster is not how God works.

Sure, I'll just jump into my private jet, fly to SA, and start evacuating them.

Amen.

I'm sure you saved many lives with that prayer, you must be proud.

I share the same sentiment, and probably would have expressed it in the past.

I've come to the conclusion that when people are in grief or times of crisis, it's sort of being an asshole to point out that they're wrong and not helping. So long they're not promoting pointless measures to the exclusion of useful ones, they're not really harming anyone immediately. YMMV.