Day Of National Mourning
January 1 has been declared a day of national mourning here in Sweden. Today our Prime Minister said that as many as 1.000 Swedes may have died in the tsunami disaster, most of them tourists in Thailand. That's awfully many - and still a very small number when we think about Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India.
Even though we formally don't have "national mourning" in Sweden, tomorrow flags will be flown at half staff all over the country and many are expected to honor the victims in their own ways. Already last night people lit candles in their windows, at sports arenas minutes of silence was observed and so on.
Life will go on for most of us, that's true. But to show my respect and sympathy I will let this blog be silent January 1.
Let us all hope for a better 2005.