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Raymond Thibodeaux</span> <br> <span class="dateline">Mumbai</span><br> <span class="datetime"><em>29 November 2008</em></span><br><p><b>Many people in Mumbai are assessing the extent of the carnage afterdays of fighting between armed assailants and Indian security forces.Raymond Thibodeaux has this report from Mumbai.</b><br><br><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" width="190" align="right"><tbody><tr><td style=""><img id="||CPIMAGE:581726|" title="Indian police officers run to a new position around the landmark Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, 29 Nov 2008" alt="Indian police officers run to a new position around the landmark Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, 29 Nov 2008" src="/images/200811/ap_india_taj_mahal_hotel_175_29Nov08.jpg" vspace="2" width="190" border="0" height="185" hspace="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="" class="imagecaption">Indian police officers run to a new position around the landmark Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, 29 Nov 2008</td></tr></tbody></table>This was thescene in front of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel the finalstandoff in a citywide siege that had stretched into a fourth day. <br><br>Firefightershave moved in to put out the last of the flames that erupted as Indiancommandos battled at least three heavily armed assailants amid ahailstorm of bullets and grenade blasts.<br><br>Hundreds of bystanderswatched the firefighters from a police cordon, many of them appeared tobe stunned by the extent of the damage to the Taj hotel, a more than103-year-old symbol of Indian pride and one of the world's mostprestigious hotels.<br><br>Many of those bystanders worked at the Tajas drivers, kitchen staff, and maintenance workers. To them, thecharred, bullet-riddled hotel is a sign of hard times to come.<br><br>HanumanSingh is a 42-year-old driver from the Taj. "I am very, very sadbecause we don't have any jobs after this," he said. "Everybody likedthe Taj and I also was very happy. Now, I am very sad."<br><br>It is unclear when the Taj hotel will reopen. <br><br>Nearby, the Trident Oberoi hotel is closed. So far, at least 30 bodies have been recovered from the hotel.<br><br>SureshSolomon, 48, has been a taxi driver for 12 years. He says his agencydepends on foreign tourists for much of its revenue. <br><br>"Forcommon people it is already a very big problem," said Solomon. "Theclimate has changed economically. Poor people are living very hardtoday. The roadside shopping and the government have been closed. Whatcan the people do? In another two or three months, there will be bigquestions."<br><br>Solomon, who comes from the Indian state of TamilNadu, says that if the Taj and the Oberoi hotels do not open within thenext few months, he will most likely face serious financial difficulty.He might have to go back to his hometown.<br><br>The financial falloutof the attacks remains to be seen, but it is clear that two of thecountry's most expensive and luxurious hotels are out of commission.India's tourism industry employs about 42 million people, many of themin Mumbai, seen as the financial and entertainment gateway to India.<br><br>Solomonand Singh both said they are hoping that Mumbai lives up to itsreputation for resilience and quickly bounces back from this tragedy.<br> </p> </span><div id="list"><ol><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26690.html" target=_blank>Indian PM Calls High-Level Meetings in Wake of Mumbai Attacks </A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26689.html" target=_blank>Pakistan Withdraws Pledge to Send Spy Chief to India</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26688.html" target=_blank>OPEC Ends Cairo Meeting with no Change in Oil Output</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26687.html" target=_blank>Zimbabwe Stalemate Hinges On South African Promise</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26686.html" target=_blank>Mumbai Siege Over, Indian Forces Kill Last Militants</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26684.html" target=_blank>Thai Police Take First Steps to Enforce State of Emergency and End Airport Protests</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26683.html" target=_blank>Suicide-Bomber Attacks Shi'ite Mosque in Musayyib, South of Baghdad</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26682.html" target=_blank>Some Worry Mumbai Terror Strikes Could Affect Investor Confidence</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26680.html" target=_blank>Afghan Officials Back Allegations of Regional Links to Mumbai Attackers</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26679.html" target=_blank>Pakistan's Gilani to Send Spy Agency Chief to Mumbai</A></LI></ol></div><div class="clearing"></div></div><div class="clearing"></div><div id="footer">© 2001-2008 Powered by <a href="http://www.51voa.com">51VOA.Com</a> <div id="topAds"><script language=javascript src="/topAds.js"></script></div> <div id="count"><script language=javascript src="/count.js"></script></div></div></body></html>⌨️ 快捷键说明
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