DEVASTATION AFTER THE TIDAL WAVE OF THE TSUNAMI HIT THE KALMUNAI DISTRICT, AMPARA IN SRI LANKA JANUARY 2005

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TSUNAMI KALMUNAI DISTRICT AMPARA IN SRI LANKA JANUARY 2005 EPI CENTRE OF THE TIDAL WAVE WHERE 28 000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED THE FIRST WAVE STRUCK AT 8 27AM THE DISTRICT OF AMPARA HAS 103 285 REFUGEES 30 000 HOUSES DESTROYED 82 TEMPLES DESTROYED PHOTO TAKEN ON THE SITE OF THE SRI VISHNU MAHA VIDYALAYA SUNDAY SCHOOL IN PANDIRUPPU WHERE 4 TEACHERS AND ALL THE 75 CHILDREN DIED ONE TEACHER CLOSED THE DOOR AFTER THE FIRST WAVE TO KEEP OUT THE WATER IGNORANT OF THE SECOND WAVE TO FOLLOW

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