HOW dare G Scott (EA, Your Views, Fri Jan 7) assume that the Tsunami tragedy is any old cause.

Thousands of people have lost their lives including mummies, daddies, sons and daughters and lots of other family members. How can you not show your compassion, when there is devastation at this level.

The survivors will never ever get over the loss of their loved ones. We believe most of the British public wanted to observe the three minutes silence and pay their respects to people from all over the world who so tragically died.

H CHERRY, H SMITH and FAMILY

Woodhall Park, Swindon