My boyfriend and I were flying to Denmark, from Norway last Thursday, and got our first enounter with the Asia disaster. We had been watching the news all week, glued to the TV. Both of us were having trouble sleeping at night, apparently his father was the same way. Anyway, our flight was delayed, and we were all getting stressed. We were all looking out the windows at the plane, wondering what the hell was taking so long. Then the ambulance came. 2 females wearing shorts, and t-shirts came out of the ambulance, and boarded the plane. There was another official looking vehicle, and out of it came men wearing all white hazard-style suites, and masks. The whole airport was quiet. Everyone just stood staring out the windows. I couldnt really see what the men in the white suites were doing. My boyfriend was wondering how many dead bodies were flying on our plane with us. When we landed, the 'Thailand air' passengers were asked to stay on board until all others had finished leaving. We passed the 2 girls, they were Swedish. The dark haired girl kept her face hidden, the other blonde girl had huge cuts on her face, made eye contact, and smiled. There were reporters waiting on the other side of the gate. There were police, and ambulance workers, and lots of crying family members. It was so sad. Again, everyone was quiet.
We flew back to Norway yesterday. The Oslo airport has a roped off section for people to register their lost loved ones. To get clothes, food, and emotional support. Its so sad. I read in the paper there are over 1,000 missing Norwegians, and over 3,000 missing Swedes. I forgot how many were confirmed dead. Less than 200, but I can imagine all those missing people are not alive.
Happy new year right?
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