Thailand and the Freedom of Choice

Some people are praising the Lord for the rescue mission - that's all well and good - but, it was the human freedom of choice which caused and which ended the ordeal. If we praise the Lord for every situation such as this - who do we blame when human indifference or human violence steals the freedom and the life from millions of people around the world? Is God still in control then? It's easy to give full credit and blame to a Higher power - it's imperative and the survival of the world depends on it -  for us to take responsibility to act when we can.