The death toll now exceeds 120,000.
Remarkable stories of survival are still emerging, though. The elderly man seen swept away by a sea surge in Phuket is alive. However, he’s in a coma and his wife is still missing.
Meanwhile, a MeFi poster shares a gripping personal account.
More quotes:
- “It’s not your fault, it’s not your fault. We’re your family too and we’ll stand by you through all of this.”
- “These people have lost everything, but they gave us all they had.”
- “The tsunami was not preventable, but preventing unnecessary deaths and suffering is.”
- “As many as 5 million people are not able to access what they need for living.”
- “The big challenge to all of us is not to turn away, because we’ve got to rebuild those homes and those shattered livelihoods.”
