Bonny Hills resident Phil Kaufmann said he feels for the people of Sri Lanka after bomb blasts ripped through three churches, three luxury hotels and a guesthouse on Easter Sunday.
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Mr Kaufmann is at Ceylan Hotel in Anuradghapura around 160km north from the nearest attack.
Two Australians including a 10-year-old girl have been killed in the Sri Lanka bomb blasts and another two have been injured.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the deaths, as the number of people believed to be killed in the attacks has risen to at least 290.
Despite the poor communication links to the country, Mr Kaufmann told the Port News it was a very sad time in Sri Lanka.
"But we are all okay," he added.
"The local people here are very upset and asking the obvious question 'why'.
"The majority of the country's income comes from tourism."
Mr Kaufmann said there is heavy security around his hotel.
"We had a heavily armed police guard at our hotel overnight.
"Social media and messaging apps have been blocked.
Basically, we cannot go into town.
- Phil Kaufmann
Mr Kaufmann flew into Colombo on Friday April 19 and stayed in Negombo about 1km from where a church was bombed.
Mr Kaufmann said Sri Lanka is a beautiful country and it shouldn't stop people from visiting it.
"The people are very friendly and the country is steeped in history."
"We are in the ancient capital and cycled around some of the ruins dating back to about 300BC and old Buddhist Stupas and temples.
"All very interesting and some well restored."
Mr Kaufmann is in Sri Lanka for another 11 days.