Triplets for Indonesian who lost 3 girls in tsunami

INDONESIA: An Indonesian woman whose husband lost his three daughters in the 2004 tsunami has given birth to three healthy baby girls, hospital staff said on Friday.

Darmi, the father of the triplets, lost his wife and three daughters when huge waves from the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

“I am very grateful. God has given me back my children I lost in the tsunami,” said Darmi, who remarried after the tragedy. Like many Indonesians he goes by one name.

“After my female triplets were born, all the worries have gone and turned to happiness,” the 43-year-old civil servant said.

Asma Sulaiman, a midwife at the Permata Hati maternity hospital, said the babies were in good condition but remained in intensive care.

Banda Aceh, Friday, Reuters