29th December 2004 - Kotagoda, Galle District

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The Tablers leave for Galle at 3 am before sunrise....
People wake up to reality.....
     
 
Damaged school.....
More people wake up in the morning and start clearing rubble, of what was their home.
     
 
A family clears up......
Nothing left but a floor.....
     
 
Damaged Houses
Towns Flattened....
     
 
Galle City Center after Tsunami.....
A car pushed back ward by the tidal wave force.....
     
 
A citizen walks past ruined Galle market area
Market Wall collapsed.......
     
 
Shops reduced to rubble
Fishing trawlers and boats all washed on to main roads.....
     
 
A shopkeeper faces another day after Tsunami...
Galle Main strteet...
     
 
Tr. Juzar discuses alternate drop off points with city folk after Divisional Secretariat refuses to accept goods due to lack of Re-Distribution Transport
A passenger van puushed backward by the Tsunami force...
     
 
A car pushed backward into a residential garage.
Unlaoding relief supplies....
     
 
Tr. Vinod & Tr. Juzar Supervising the unlaoding as Tr. Suresh watches from behind.
Tr. Vinod discusses future needs with a school teacher who was cordinating the relief work at the Mosque in Katugoda
     
 
Tr. Vinod shares a moment of "smile" with kids at the shelter.
Car wrecked by Tsunami...
     
 
A person tries to salvage a Van washed away by Tsunami.
Damaged house by the sea.
     
 
Tr. Viraj, Tr. Vinod, Tr Juzar, Tr. Suresh with Mr Widisighe (2nd from left) who kindly offered security to the 5 relief Trucks.
Vehicles destroyed in Tsunami Wave
     
 
Huge Trawlers and Trucks effortlessly swept down lanes by the Tidal Tsunami.
Commonn scene of Railtracks affected by Tidal Wave debris.
     

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