http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13316249,00.html

      WOMEN THE MAIN VICTIMS

The Boxing Day tsunami which devastated Asia killed four times as many
females as men, new figures reveal.
Women were caught waiting on the beaches for fishermen or at home looking
after the children.


Research carried out by Oxfam shows the pattern was the same in in
Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.

It surveyed eight villages in two districts of Aceh in Indonesia, one of the
worst-hit areas.

In four villages in Aceh Besar district, only 189 of 676 survivors were
female.

In four villages in North Aceh district, 284 out of 366 deaths were female -
equivalent to 77%.

A staggering 80% of those who died in Kuala Cangkoy in North Aceh were
women.

India suffered a similar fate, with three times as many women (391) being
killed as men (146) in Cuddalore district.

In one Indian village, Pachaankuppam, the only people who died were female.

The story is similar in Sri Lanka where the number of male survivors in
emergency camps far outweigh the women.

Another reason suggested for the high proportion of female deaths is that
they could not swim as as well or climb trees quickly enough to escape.

Around 280,000 people were killed by the giant waves which hit 11 countries
exactly three months ago.

Jeeezzzz! Look's like women are the "ONLY" victims again,nuff to make you
sick!




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Men are everywhere that matters!





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