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DRW: Proxima Colonists Pick up the Pieces |
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Written by Yusef Al-Fayed on
Saturday, 23 February 2008
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 Proxima Colonists Pick up the Pieces
Yusef Al-Fayed - Editor-in-chief, Proxima City Sun
1 January, 2157
We apologize to our readers for our lack of activity over the past few days. Several of our staff were wounded or killed in the Romulan attack. There was talk of shutting down the Sun completely, but we have decided that, as Proxima Colony's only surviving news service, it was our duty to keep the people informed.
Numerous rumors about the attack have cropped up in the past few days. Some of them are true, many are not. Here is what we know right now:
Late in the morning of December the twenty-ninth, a trio of Romulan ships decloaked in low orbit and began bombarding our cities, initially focusing on New Bombay.
The Coalition patrol assigned to guard our colony had been expected a traditional assault on the outer edge of the solar system. This delayed their response and allowed the Romulans to begin attacking Proxima City and Southborough.
The Romulans were fought off, but several CoP ships were damaged or destroyed. The number of Romulan casualties remains unclear.
New Bombay has been almost completely leveled. Much of the population was killed, and the survivors are suffering from severe radiation poisoning, as well as shortages of food and clean water. The nearby CoP ships have been aiding the recovery efforts, but they are not equipped for a disaster on this scale. A dedicated relief ship is scheduled to arrive from Vulcan within the next few days.
Here in Proxima City, the damage has not been so grave, but the economic and human losses are still expected to be high. The manufacturing district and close to half of Riverfront Village have been reduced to ashes.
The Romulans had only begun to attack Southborough when the CoP ships engaged them. As such, the damage was relatively minor. However, several important buildings in the downtown core were destroyed, including the offices of our colleagues at the Southborough Post. Our thoughts are with their families and the families of all those killed in the attack.
The total death toll is still unknown at this time. Estimates range from 5,000 to as much as 12,000.
A group of citizens is planning an unofficial memorial to the fallen, this Friday at the West End Park. All are invited to attend.
We will continue to bring you updates on the recovery efforts.
This Dispatches from the Romulan War report was contributed by Ensign Edwards.
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