Tourists
walk in Unawatuna near the southern Sri Lankan city of Galle to a waiting bus
bound for the capital Colombo on December 28, 2004. Over 300 tourists were
evacuated on Tuesday from the devastated town by buses arranged by the British
High Commission. While most tourists scrambled to escape the carnage,
taking helicopter flights and sea-planes organised by their embassies, many
foreigners who have made their homes in Sri Lanka weighed in to help. —
Reuters
