Aftermath of the 12/26 Tsunami in Sri Lanka

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Government workers and volunteers pile unidentified bodies in a mass burial pit in Galle, Sri Lanka


Hand of a dead girl in Galle, Sri Lanka


Residents trying to find thier belongings in the rubble of thier destroyed homes.


Buddhist monks and villagers search for the missing along railroad tracks at Telwatte, Sri Lanka


The ruined Bus Station in Galle, Sri Lanka.


A view of the main bus stand that was destroyed by tidal waves at Galle, Sri Lanka


A beach front shop is submerged in sand in Unawatuna, in southern Sri Lanka


An upturned vehicle stands vertical against in Unawatuna, outside the southern Sri Lankan town of Galle


An aerial view of Hikkaduwa, south of Colombo, shows the extent of the devastation.


An aerial view shows debris of houses destroyed by tsunamis in Colombo, Sri Lanka


An aerial view of the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka


Survivors pick their way through debris on a railway line in the town of Lunawa.


A potrait of Mona Lisa lies in the debris of a destroyed shop in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka.


In Galle, Sri Lanka, soldiers have been deployed to prevent looting.


Bodies lie on the roadside in Unawatuna, outside the southern Sri Lankan town of Galle


French rescue workers with their gear get ready to board a plane for Sri Lanka, the country which suffered the most number of casualties in the quake.


In the Sri Lankan capital Colombo a news organisation has opened it offices so people can donate food and clothing.


While tourists in Sri Lanka sit with their luggage as they await transport to take them away from the devastation.


Foreign tourists make their way to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo from Unawatuna, near the southern city of Galle.


Children try to find clothes their size from relief material supplied at a camp for homeless people on the island of Kinniya, Sri Lanka.

User Zeus   Post Date 28 Dec 2004  | Permalink