Tsunami survivors now fear rape

Exhausted after barely surviving the Asian tsunami, 17-year-old Nelum was lying on the cement floor of a relief centre when she felt a hand on her knee.

Exhausted after barely surviving the Asian tsunami, 17-year-old Nelum was lying on the cement floor of a relief centre when she felt a hand on her knee.

It was her 62-year-old grandfather, who pushed himself on top of her, putting his hand over her mouth, recalled Nelum.

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