Earthquake, Tsunami, Death

On the morning of 26th December, tectonic plats near Sumatra, Indonesia moved resulting in an earthquake with the scale of 9.0 and tsunami that hit Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Somalia. Many lost their loved ones, houses were washed away too. As we can see from the news, the death toll is increasing everyday and the authorities fear that the numbers will still go up because of diseases that might be trigged by the starting-to-rot bodies and the lack of medical supplies and food.

Today, I finally got to do something for the victims of this disaster. In the morning, my neighbour asked my mother whether we have any unwanted clothes; he is sending some over to the colleting centre. So, my mother told me to look in the wardrobe and I found some unwanted T-shirts and pants. We packed them in plastic bags and send them over to my neighbour’s house. He went there around midday.

Our Prime Minister also calls off the New Year celebrations as a way to mourn of the dead. So, no countdown this year for everyone in Malaysia.