[أوراق الخريف]

As we all witness the latest disater


Asian coastlines devastated by tidal waves


that obliterated seaside towns and killed more than 22,000 people

in 10 countries, and officials indicated Monday that the death toll

could climb far higher



Hundreds of children were buried in mass graves in India,

and morgues and hospitals struggled to cope with the catastrophe.

Somalia reported hundreds of deaths, some 3,000 miles away from the

earthquake that sent tsunamis raging across the Indian Ocean.



The International Red Cross reported 23,700 deaths and expressed

concern about waterborne diseases like malaria and cholera.

Jan Egeland, the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator, said millions of people were effected by lost homes, polluted drinking water

,

destroyed sanitation and that the cost of the damage would "probably be many billions of dollars."

alhoma eltof bena ya alh