Covering Disaster

Doug Saunders in the Embassy Q&A

Published January 12, 2005

Q: Describe the circumstances when you first learned a tsunami had decimated coastal communities surrounding the Indian Ocean.

A: Like most people around the world, I was slow to realize just how serious the damage was. On Boxing Day, I had returned in the late afternoon from a long walk in the woods with my family to learn about the earthquake, and the initial reports of tsunami damage. Such events fascinate me,...

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