News - Criminals target tsunami victims

They have already survived an experience that most people can scarcely imagine. But the victims of the Asian tsunami now face a new danger - criminals and opportunists trying to cash in on their misfortune.



There are already reports of looting in many of the affected countries - with homes, shops and even dead bodies being targeted. And in Sri Lanka, some of the disaster victims have allegedly been raped in refugee camps.



One of the most disturbing allegations is that criminal gangs are befriending children orphaned by the tsunami, and selling them to sex traffickers.



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Source : BBC