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January 16, 2005
Nine 'mothers' claim tsunami baby
Topics: Southeast Asia Earthquake and TsunamiAlthough this story is a couple of days old and I was late catching it, this is an interesting and heart-felt story if you can empathize with the mothers in their despiration in wishing and hoping and praying that this child might be their's.
BBC News, Jan 14
Nine women in Sri Lanka are reported to have claimed to be the mother
of an unidentified infant rescued from the Indian Ocean tsunami.
The boy was covered in bruises and mud when he was brought to a hospital in the town of Kalmunai, a doctor said.
Police were called after some of the women threatened violence, the Associated Press agency reports.
Tsunami-hit areas have reported several cases of parents who lost offspring claiming rescued orphans as their own.
Children are believed to make up about 40% of the estimated 31,000 people killed by the sea surges which struck Sri Lanka on 26 December.
The tsunami also left behind some 1,000 orphans in the country, according to data quoted by the UN's children's charity, Unicef. Read more....
Posted by Hyscience at January 16, 2005 1:23 PM
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