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| Sunday, 20 February 2005 |
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Thank you Uncle Sam by Rashomi Silva If Sri Lanka's worst ever natural disaster in living memory destroyed the joy and gaiety the new year usually brings, it also brought to the fore the humanity of mankind throughout the globe. While the unfeeling ocean unleashed her wrath as if to seek revenge for the destruction caused to nature, the conduct of our neighbours and other countries swell one's heart with gratitude. With the expected visit of two former US Presidents George Bush Snr. and Bill Clinton Sri Lanka thought it was her duty to say 'Thank You Uncle Sam', and her good Samaritans for all that they have done for tsunami victims of this island-nation following the December tragedy. Dr. Harsha De Silva who was the coordinator of foreign medical and rescue teams was full of praise for US teams of doctors. "Every country that came to our assistance did a marvellous job. We should be ever so grateful to them," he said. "There were about 250 doctors, paramedics and rescuers who came from US and they did such an excellent job that they found their own means of transport and found no job was beneath or above them. Simply there was no turning back and they never said no." Dr. Roby Mahadio was a paediatrician who went down South to look into the health problems of the tsunami affected children living there. He did what he could do as a doctor but thought that there was more he could do. He distributed US$ 300,000 among the refugee families who were registered in Ambalangoda Pradeshiya Sabha. This was just one instance among many. "All those who came to Sri Lanka were impressed by our country and spoke very positively. They want to help us in the long-term, most of them are interested about building hospitals and schools and said there was a very big potential for Sri Lanka to emerge from the ashes and to rise as a developed country.
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