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We were still in bed in a ground floor room right on the beachfront
when we suddenly heard some shouts from outside.
We were swept along for a few hundred metres, trying to dodge the motorcycles,
refrigerators, cars and other debris that were coming with us.
Then the water started coming under the door. Within a few seconds
it was touching the window.
Keep reading "The Unawatuan Eyewitness"
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It has been noted by some commentators in the aftermath of the terrible
destruction caused by last month's Indian Ocean tsunami that 2004 ended
with the worst of natural calamities but that 2005 began with the best
of humanity's virtues. The outpouring of giving and care internationally
in the disaster's wake has indeed been commendable, with private and
official donations, aid and relief efforts topping US$6 billion so far.
Keep reading "A Post-Tsunami Reflection"
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I woke up this morning to the sounds of freezing rain and the radio
talking about the big snow storm we've just been hit with again. It's
the first serious distraction since the tragedy of the tsunamis that
hit South East Asia just after Christmas, and seems terribly trivial
by compare. That was, of course, the next thing up in the news, and
remained so for the rest of the hour as various features dealt with
the different aspects of the tragedy and how it would affect peoples'
lives in the future.
Keep reading "Corruption with Aid Money"
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True idealists and apolitical pacifists often convince themselves that
the corrupt world of politics exists in a vacuum detached from pure
humanitarian work. But in my ancestral homeland of Sri Lanka, where
I recently spent three weeks, wretched politics pervades every action
and interaction, entrenches every perception and prejudice, and is inextricably
linked to the tsunami relief efforts underway across the island nation.
Keep reading "Recurring tsunamis devastate
Sri Lanka" >>
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