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Photo: Hege Opseth / NCA
Women burn what they can on the beach
along the coast outside Chennai
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Photo: Hege Opseth / NCA
Many fishermen are now too afraid to
resume fishing. This family has been
reduced to eating coconuts for
survival
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Photo: Hege Opseth / NCA
A thick odor hangs in the air, a blend
of rotten palm leaves, fish, animal
corpses and burning
rubbish
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Photo: Hege Opseth / NCA
Tavanaish lost her husband and several
family members to the giant waves. She
is in deep shock and can no longer speak;
instead, she uses her hands to explain
what happened to her
family
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Photo: Hege Opseth / NCA
Up to 6000 are thought to have lost
their lives in Nagapattima. These
fishing boats were washed ashore from
many miles out to
sea
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Photo: Hege Opseth / NCA
Wetha hides behind her mother's skirts.
She is among the lucky ones - her family
has received food and shelter after
losing everything on December
26
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Photo: Hege Ospeth / NCA
A television set, an armchair and a ball
of wool are among the items one family
managed to salvage from the ruins of
their
home
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