If we die, we die together': 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, are we better prepared?
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Abdul Rahem, recalling the moment he realized the tsunami was coming, felt an immediate urgency to save his elderly father, insisting, 'No, no, no, if we die, we die together.' He faced immense danger, highlighting the bond and determination that family ties inspire even in the face of catastrophe.
As the waves surged into his village, Rahem was filled with dread, asking himself, 'Is this the end of the world?' This moment captured the sheer terror and disbelief experienced by many during the tsunami's onslaught.
After being swept away by the tsunami, Rahem vividly described his harrowing experience of survival, clinging to a wooden cabinet, only to be violently thrown against a coconut tree by the powerful waves, illustrating nature's overwhelming force.
Rahem's perspective on the devastation around him after the tsunami had passed encompassed a mix of horror and loss, as he witnessed, 'rubble, trees ripped from the earth, and metal roofs blown from homes,' reflecting the extensive destruction that the disaster had wrought upon his community.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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