This photo was taken for a post-tsunami recovery project based in Madampagama on the south west coast of Sri Lanka. The project is a joint effort between The Sustainable Trust in the UK and The Centre for Environment and Development in Sri Lanka. For more details on this project click here.

It seems ironic that the sea, so important to the livelihoods of so many Sri Lankans, whether they are fishermen or dependent on the tourist industry, came and swept away so much from so many lives in just one day. Many leaving near the coast have a new found fear of the sea, some have even moved further inland, unable to live with such constant fear.

 

 

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