The Situation
It´all started around 9 am on the day after Christmas. The Tsunami waves hit the coastline of Sri Lanka. Smashing buildings to the ground, swallowing everything in its path. more than 30000 people have lost their lives in sri lanka. more than 1000 were tourists. the numbers are still rising. the stench of decomposing bodies lies heavy upon the coastal region. Roads are covered with remains of once beautiful houses and hotels. Unawatuna, once the 7th most beautiful beach in the world is now only a beach filled with bodies, ruins and sorrow. 4 days after the tragedy and people are still running here and there in search of their loved ones. The ones from the coastal region who escaped the tragedy have nothing left apart from the clothes on their backs. No more drinking water, no food, no money and all alone. In the Weligama-Midigama area alone, more that 5000 people lost their lives. among them, fishermen, shop keepers, small children, elderly, infants, tourists etc...
they are still retrieving people from ditches, beneath rubble, smashed vehicles, trees, the sea, inside remanis of hotels and everywhere else. the situation is horrendous.
pictures of the Tsunami aftermath in sri lanka
http://groups.msn.com/uralubsfotosbricom/tsunamidisastersrilanka.msnwWhat we are doing
We are currently buying Rice, dry fish, lentils, vegetables, milk powder, medicine, tea, bottled water, sugar etc... allover the island, making meal packages and giving them to the Tsunami Victims.
What you can do
a) Keep bumping this thread / make it a sticky thread
b) Make a donation of any amount*
*If you are willing to make a donation, please contact Heike Gerbracht (my mom) at targetagri@eureka.lk
peace
Sascha
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