I keep watching the evening news every night, something I haven’t done for years. The news doesn’t get any better. It just get worse and worse and worse.

The Guardian now says Tsunami toll reaches 123,000. That number is too big to comprehend. And then there are the injured and homeless in the millions. Imagine still being alive, with some of your family gone, presumed dead, your house washed away along with your family.

I live in a house about 3m above sea level in South Fremantle. I work in central Fremantle, maybe 5m above sea level. We have no Tsunami warning system here on the Indian Ocean that we all share. We all cluster around the ocean, living as close as we can. With a slight change in circumstances, it could have happened to me and my family, friends and community right here.

My heart goes out to all the people that are suffering, that are helping, that are injured and have lost their families, friends and homes. May you find some peace amongst the chaos, find some food and comfort and find the strength to keep going.