My Friends Betrayed ; the Inquest Into Our Tsunami Dead Is Under Way, but Still No One Will Address the Foreign Office's Failings During the Tragedy
Evening Standard - London › December 06, 2005
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I CAN still remember every detail of the moment last Boxing Day that I learned a tragedy had overwhelmed some dear friends.
Ironically I was paddling across a semi-submerged St Mark's Square in Venice, feeling a little sorry for myself, when a phone call from home put my own minor problems in perspective.See the full content of this document
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My Friends Betrayed ; the Inquest Into Our Tsunami Dead Is Under Way, but Still No One Will Address the Foreign Office's Failings During the Tragedy
A massive tidal wave had engulfed south-east Asia, and there were fears that our friends the Hollands, holidaying there, might all be dead. More calls revealed it was almost as bad as that.
Sam Holland, my son's best friend, had been in the water, but had survived relatively unscathed. But...See the full content of this document
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