Sebastian Lasse's Post

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20 years of trauma …

We met Chitravadivel Rajeswari in the General Hospital of Batticaloa.

The Tidal waves in Sri Lanka were up to 12 metres high and Chitravadivel survived them by climbing up a tree and clutching it for hours.
After the waves flooded the area she had just one goal: Helping in the hospital where she works as an assisting nurse.
Normally she would go by bike but now there was no bike, there was just water.

After 3 days we visited her again, she was totally exhausted. 💖 Chitravadivel did not spent a second to think about herself or her own property.
It was a very strange feeling but the only feeling I had at this minute was that anyone now needs a bit of time to care for themselves.
We tried to find her home which was a nice house. It was made out of stones and built by the best intentions of what a community can build.

This was the moment when we found the house.

🧵 to be continued