One of my best friends from in high school is doing a year long study abroad program in Thailand. He has been in Bangcock since August and witnessed the tsunami first-hand. Sending email accounts each month regarding the status of the people and the land, I have been very interested to follow-up myself. Seemingly, the rebuilding process has proved extremely slow: many of the bodies have yet to be identified or even discovered. Aside from the mass destruction and loss of lives, the reason this tsunami was such a tragedy results from the lack of warning; globally there is need for an emergency warning system. While the tsunami may have been imminent, some of the effects could have been lessened with proper notification and safety precautions. Currently, after much hesitation, tourism is starting to pick back up, but that will also take a long time to rebuild. Sadly, much of Thailand's history was destroyed. Anyway, just some thoughts....
Here's a good website:
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1081
Posted by collinsa at May 1, 2005 10:39 PM