ALITHIA: “Terror number two” As if the death and destruction left behind by the tsunami was not enough, a new danger has emerged from the spread of infectious disease, the daily said. The whole globe has mobilised to help those suffering in south-east Asia, whose residents are sifting through the rubble to find their friends and relatives. The macabre list is getting longer and could reach 100,000, Alithia said.
HARAVGHI: “Grief and awe” The daily commented that the shorelines in 11 countries have been turned into an endless cemetery by the killer tsunami that hit the area on Sunday morning. It is expected the dead will exceed 100,000 while humanitarian organisations across the world are dispatching all kinds of aid to the stricken areas. The daily reported that the government had announced it was sending $370,000 worth of aid to the area.
SIMERINI: “No mercy” The areas hit by the killer earthquake are bracing for an equally catastrophic blow in the form of diseases like cholera, dengue fever, malaria and others, the daily said. The contaminated water, the thousands of corpses and the general absence of basic hygiene could be the cause for the manifestation of serious disease soon, Haravghi said. Help should get to the people soon in order to prevent a new tragedy, the daily added.
MACHI: “Gambling is in our system” The daily reported on a survey, which found that there was no Cypriot who had not gambled in one way or another in the past 12 months. Around two per cent of the sample appeared to have a real addiction for gambling, while seven per cent were at a high risk. The main reason for having a go was to make money, the daily said.
POLITIS: “Epidemic tsunami” Reporting on the south-east Asian catastrophe, the daily said experts suggested it was possible for the number of victims to double from the potential spread of disease in the area. The unburied corpses are a source of communicable disease and medicines were not expected to reach the whole disaster area any time soon, the daily said. The nightmare lived until now could be nothing in front of what could follow, Politis warned.
PHILELEFTHEROS: “Epidemics the new nightmare” The daily said the stricken areas were now threatened by the lack of food, water and medicines, which could mean that more people could die. Thousands were still missing while millions were left homeless, the daily said. Mass burials have started in many areas despite the victims not having been identified yet, while international organisations were scrambling to put together a titanic relief operation before it was too late, the daily said.
