Rescuers Quotes

The POWs called these rescuers the angels of mercy.

(Also disturbing, he says, was the confusion among rescuers.) No one was really in charge, ... The military was there directing buses and people, but nobody was there say, `Hey, you all get on this bus, you all get on that bus.` Nobody really knew what was going on. People on our bus were asking, `Are we going to this place or that place?` We just followed the other buses.

People have to be aware of the dangers and the power of the sea and rivers. Lifebelts may be someone`s last chance of survival if they are swept into the sea. For rescuers to find that they are missing must be very frustrating and terrifying.