"It was absolute and uncomplicated grief."

" The family of my sister's maid have been struck hard. The brother-in-law was in the bus that was taken out to sea, and a son who was driving a taxi has not contacted them since the tsunami. I had never seen a woman cry like her before. It was absolute and uncomplicated grief." Graeme Pietersz lives in Sri Lanka with his wife and two year-old daughter, telling BBC News about his experiences during and aftermath.