People are not statistics

Lmd_cover_0205 Tthe magazine in Sri Lanka I write for, LMD, has a good page of statistics, in this special issue (Feb 05).

People are not statistics, but when you look at a list, you realize the scale of the tragedy, and how some towns in Sri Lanka were more affected and lost more lives that the media coverage tends to show.

The town of Ampara, for instance had over 10,000 deaths, while Galle had 4,214. On the other hand, Galle lost 1,536 hotel rooms, while Kalutara lost less than half that.

See the full list here.

My article, a piece on how ‘connected’ the world really is, is here.

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