I was just watching BBC news and they say that the UN estimated the death toll to now be at around 150,000 people! There was a really sad picture of a father just cradling his dead baby and crying and it was awful. The World Health Organization say that many more will be killed if infection and disease begin to spread. Another horrible aspect is that it hit poor countries-India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Andaman & Nicobar etc... The great thing though, is that India is helping itself and Sri Lanka. BBC News said that India has deployed over 4,000 troops to remote areas and is shipping tonnes and tonnes of food and water to Sri Lanka and Andaman & Nicobar.
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