Thursday, January 18, 2007

Indian tsunami victims sold their kidneys to survive | Society | SocietyGuardian.co.uk

Indian tsunami victims sold their kidneys to survive | Society | SocietyGuardian.co.uk: "Police in southern India are investigating reports that poverty-stricken survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami sold their kidneys because of the slow pace of rehabilitation after the disaster. Up to 150 people, mainly women around the coastal city of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, are believed to have sold their organs for 50,000 rupees (£575) in the past few months.

The tsunami in 2004 wreaked havoc on the Indian coastline, killing thousands, destroying fishing fleets and leaving tens of thousands of people destitute."

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