UNICEF: South Asia Tsunami: Impact on Children

NEW YORK, USA, 23 December 2008 The impact of the 2004 tsunami was particularly hard for children. Thousands lost family members and homes, and experienced upheaval that profoundly changed their way of life.

M.A. Razeen and S. Mohammed Fazith were just six years old when the tsunami devastated their largely Muslim community of Akkarapattu, Sri Lanka. M.A. Razeen lost an infant brother who died after drinking contaminated water, while S. Mohammed Fazith survived only because his father rescued him.

"When I was playing I saw the sea coming," he remembers. "I went to mother to tell her about that. I returned. Then I saw big waves. I ran from there and fell down. My father came and pulled me out of the water."

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/emerg/disasterinasia/index_46936.html

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