Ringing out far over the sea
the church bells sang like every morning
and the fishermen bowed in prayer
as they heard it over the gulls calling.
The women and children
went about with songs on their lips;
Songs of contentment and joy,
of distant lands and mighty ships.
The streets rang with the sounds of cycle bells,
and the tea shops were filled with chatter.
The beaches were full of the sounds of the waves
and of childrens laughter.
Traders shouting and calling,
the markets hummed with activity.
Life went on like it always had
in the little coastal village off Vataity.
Life went on as it always had,
untill that noon when disaster struck;
The sea grew restless
and the waves swelled up.
And the rising tide came crashing down
and covered everything in its dark embrace;
Sweeping away what was and what was to be
and leaving eerie silence in its wake.
**On 26th December 2004 a series of Tsunami waves struck the coasts of many nations in Asia and Africa.The death and destruction caused by these waves was so massive that it shocked the world.Over 300,000 people died and many more thousands were injured in all the nations affected by it.Whole towns and villages were wiped away and the destruction to property was beyond calculation.Even today the affected people are still struggling to rebuild their homes and their lives.
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