South Asian Business news and information

Tsunami was a big disaster for Asian countries. It devastated Asia on December 2004 but the impact of the devastation is still there. Tsunami affected South Asia very badly. Thousands of people died in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Rehabilitation and reconstruction works are still going on in these countries but people are suffering. It seems that women are suffering more than men. They have to sell their bodies and even their kidneys. They are suffering physical violence in their home.

I found a press release about it in Relief Web. It wrote:

On Dec. 26, 2004, giant waves triggered by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded pulverised villages along Indian Ocean shores. Around 230,000 people were killed or went missing. Another 1.5 million were left homeless.

South Asian nations were severely hit by the tsunami with tens of thousands killed across Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.

The report said sex tourism was on the rise in coastal areas of tsunami-affected regions in India as hotels were being built near the shoreline.

Poor women, especially from devastated fishing communities, were particularly vulnerable to exploitation.

Sad picture indeed. The sadder part is that no body cares for these poor miserable women. Tomorrow, South Asian leaders are meeting in SAARC Summit. I will be very happy if they discuss about the plight of these women.