This has been a sad day in this region. I was sitting here in a country sheltered and hence saved by the land masses of Indonesia and Malaysia, but being totally worried about those back home. Having my parents living by the sea was of no comfort even though they were in Colombo and was totally frustrated at not being able to get through. Finally got the message passed through by a friend in Sri Lanka and only then was I able to breathe easy.
Even though my family is safe my heart goes out to all those who are suffering through this. The figures im getting here are horrific and for a small nation having such high amounts of devastation is going to be very difficult to overcome. Even after all this is over, there will be so many problems to overcome like getting clean water and shelter and things like that and starting to rebuild. Thankfully I hear that aid is on its way from a lot of countries including India which under the circumstances that its also been affected is great.
Well finally I hope that all these predictions of aftershocks will not produce further tsunamis.
