Xeni Jardin:
Image: Screencap of TV coverage in Bangkok, Buddhist monks chanting for the souls of those who died in the disaster. At present, the international death toll stands at nearly 24,000. Ron Morris in Thailand says, “Since the first tremor from the Sumatran quake was felt in Bangkok over 36 hours ago, we have been blogging the latest news about the disaster. Includes screen grabs from Thai TV and links to locals who took photos of the wreckage after the tidal waves.” Link
Cameron Sinclair of the nonprofit group Architecture For Humanity tells BoingBoing, “Two members of the WorldChanging.org… crew live close by the Tsumani disaster and are reporting on whats going on: Link. As for reconstruction issues, a page is being set up at Architecture for Humanity to cover this: Link.”
Here is a photoblog maintained by a man named Fred in Sri Lanka, with snapshots of the destruction in Jaffna, where he lives and works: Link. Here’s another Sri Lankan blog maintained by “Zeus”: Link. See also this livejournal maintained by a man named Ernest who was in Phuket when the
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