MENTAWAI TSUNAMI
Raw Sardines in Mentawai

THEY have taken shelter in a shabby tent. Under a 50-meter-long tarpaulin sheet, 180 people huddle together like canned sardines. The tent was set up with whatever available; the frame was made form tree trunks tied together with vine roots. Useful only as a shelter from rain and heat, the tent can not withstand the winds that blow from all four corners.

The shelter is occupied by residents of Tirik, Timur, and Sabeugunggung hamlets of Betumong

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