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Post by Frenchie on Apr 26, 2009 10:55:00 GMT 1
With the civil war in Sri Lanka apparently in its final days, the government is accusing Tamil Tiger rebels of causing a humanitarian disaster with tens of thousands of civilians thought to be trapped in the tiny remaining stretch of rebel territory. Earlier this week, at dead of night, a massive electric storm hit Sri Lanka's western coast. Lightning flashed through the skies, illuminating Colombo's gracious colonial bungalows and proud commercial skyscrapers, its temples, churches and mosques. The ocean, always rough and strewn with breakers in this city, roared as it hurled itself at the coastline. And the thunder, again and again, seemed to rip from the skies down to the ground. Lying sleepless because of a mere thunderstorm, I thought of how others, just over on the other side of this island, must also be sleepless, probably for weeks on end - and of the far worse sounds they must listen to. Dramatic Report >> Worth a read
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