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| Sunday, 20 March 2005 |
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Snapshots of the East : Examples good and bad From Elmo Leonard in Kalmunai The tsunami refugee camp at Al Halal Vidyalaya, a Muslim mixed school in the village of Sahindu Marudhu, far south of the Kalmunai town signifies a good example of refugees leaving their camps, two months after they had lost their loved ones and all their possessions.
When the camp was set up, there were 156 tsunami survivors who belonged to 24 Muslim families, informs woman police sergeant, RWPS Nandawathi. Last week there were only 12 families left in the camp. Seven families had built temporary houses and left the premises. Two families have gone to another refugee camp. The inmates did not know where the other three families had taken up residence. The classrooms on the upper floor of the school where they were housed is littered with garbage. The premises have not been swept. Sitthi Ummah says that the women were disillusioned with the loss of life among their folk, and loss of employment for their men. The school has reopened. The tap meant for drinking has left a puddle of water in the surrounding the cemented tank making it an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. The police post, the inmates nor the school authorities have thought it their business to clear up the puddle of water and get rid of the mosquitoes.
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