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Island of the GodsWriter: Justin Monjo ![]() When two large explosions rip through packed nightclubs in Bali, many are killed and many more injured. Volunteers and first responders desperately pull the injured to safety and rush them to local hospitals where medical staff are overwhelmed. On the night of October 12th, 2002, two suicide bombs rip through Paddy’s Bar and the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali. Many are killed and even more badly injured, including local Balinese and tourists from around the world. Among the injured are UK citizen Polly Miller, who is recently married and, on her honeymoon, and Australians Nicole McClean, Jason McCartney and Jono Liddel. First responders and volunteers race to the crime scene, desperate to help and to extinguish the huge res that have been ignited by the bombs as, on the outskirts of Kuta, a young Balinese mother, Ni Luh Erniarti, begins to worry that her husband, Gede, has not returned from work at the Sari Club. Hundreds of injured people are transported in cars, trucks and ambulances to the medical clinics and hospitals in and around the Balinese capital, Denpasar. Most of the most severely injured end up in Sanglah hospital which is overwhelmed by the number of patients who are desperately in need of care. Among the volunteer medics who come to offer whatever help they can are Australian doctors Vijith Vijayasekaran (“Vij”) and his wife, Priya, who have been holidaying in Bali. The Australian Defence Force is sent to evacuate the injured and repatriate them to Australian hospitals. A makeshift triage system is implemented to make sure the most badly injured are transported rst. Nicole McClean, Polly Miller and Jono Liddel are among them. Jason McCartney gives up his place in favour of patients in greater need. Australian Federal Police Commander, Graham Ashton, is called upon to lead a contingent of Australian police being sent to Bali to investigate what happened and who is responsible. Meanwhile, Ni Luh Erniarti begins searching for her beloved husband, of whom no trace can be found. Cast:
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