The 1915 disaster at Kudarikilu
04 Jan 2010, 7:12 PM
Mazin Rafeeq
In 1915 World War I was in full swing, but the people of the Maldives were continuing simple lives in relative peace and security.
But, the peace of Kudarikilu, a small island in Baa Atoll, was shattered when local fishermen found an unusual object floating in the sea.
Abu Bakuru Mohamed, a judge at Baa atoll Kendhoo, recalls the stories his old friend Mohamed Manik had told him about the incident.
“Mohamed Manik was alive in 1915, and he saw the events that unfolded on Kudarikilu,” recalls Abu Bakuru.
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