Nine women are claiming a baby rescued from the tsunami, prompting angry confrontations at the hospital where he is being treated. The boy was brought to the Kalmunai hospital in eastern Sri Lanka on the day of the disaster covered with bruises and mud. Dozens of parents have passed through, looking for lost infants, and nine have stayed to argue over the child. Dr K Muhunthan said most of them believe the baby is theirs. 'Maybe they are not lying, because they have lost a baby of the same age and all the babies they look at look like their own,' the doctor said. [The Guardian]

This makes me want to weep. I can't begin to understand the emotional chaos these mothers are going through. It's quite clear that whilst the infrastuctures can be repaired, the houses rebuilt and businesses restarted, the emotional stress from this disaster is going to last a lifetime for some.

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