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January 2, 2005
Maldivian 'ghost island' worse than Fallujah
Topics: Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
The island is completely deserted, its homes smashed, power and communications wrecked and its wells contaminated by sea water.
The desolate scene on the remote Maldivian "ghost island" of Kandolhudhoo, evacuated after last week's Asian tsunami disaster, reminds U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Max Andrews of war-torn cities in Iraq.
"I was in Fallujah last summer and saw the devastation and
damage there. But that was surgical and aimed at specific targets,"
Andrews said on Sunday. "Here it's total. Everything is gone."
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Posted by Hyscience at January 2, 2005 11:37 PM
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