More quotes:
- “That earthquake has changed the map.”
- “We are used to dealing with disasters in one country. But I think something like this spread across many countries and islands is unprecedented.”
- “Tens of thousands have lost their lives, but there are also hundreds of thousands who have lost everything. But for a family the numbers mean nothing. When you see a child in your home swept away without a moment’s warning – that’s the human cost.”
- “Where are my children? Where are they? Why did this happen to me? I’ve lost everything.”
- “Now we just don’t know what to do. We are sitting on the main road, we can’t even have a proper funeral. I don’t know where to start.”
