Sri Lanka After the Tsunami
Add to Lightbox DownloadJennifer Teevanandam, 13, lights a candle for her mother, who she lost in the tsunami, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, March 7, 2005. Her mother is buried with several other family members killed in the tsunami. The family hopes to build a small monument at the gravesite when they have more money. Residents of the small Christian village Dutch Bar spent more than six weeks in a makeshift refugee camp at the local convent recovering from the devastating tsunami that hit the eastern and southern borders of Sri Lanka. They were then moved into another temporary living camp, while awaiting the building of new homes. More than 150 Residents in this community of less than 1000 people died in the tragic event.