Doctors fear tens of thousands more may die in the region if they do not receive emergency aid and drinkable water. In Sri Lanka, reports of measles and diarrhea have already surfaced. According to the BBC, the UN’s relief coordinator, Jan Egeland, said it will take another “two or three days” for the relief effort to get into full swing. By then he said it may be too late for “tens of thousands of people.” To make matters worse, the Indian Ocean region has been shaken by at least three powerful aftershock earthquakes over the past day.