Featured here is a selection of images of some of the child survivors from the quake and tsunamis which hit Southeast Asia on December 26.
An Acehnese child lies on a bed in a
military hospital in the Indonesian city
of Banda Aceh December 30, 2004. One of
the most powerful earthquakes in history
hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing a quake-
triggered tidal wave which devastated
coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India,
Indonesia and tourist isles in Thailand,
killing tens of thousands of people.
REUTERS/Tarmizy
Harva
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Indonesian children wear masks to cover
their faces at a refugee camp in Banda
Aceh after the city was devastated by a
huge tsunami wave which hit following
Sunday's massive earthquake December 30,
2004. REUTERS/
Beawiharta
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SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURYAn Indian
Nicobari tribal boy, a survivor of
Sunday's devastating tsunami, lies on a
hospital bed in Port Blair, India
December 30, 2004. A tsunami hit the
remote Andaman and Nicobar islands chain,
near the epicentre of the quake, on
Sunday. Rescuers in India's Andaman and
Nicobar isles struggled on Thursday to
assess the toll from this week's tsunami
in areas untouched by the modern world
but said the destruction might not be as
bad as feared. REUTERS/Jayanta
Shaw
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Kamalvathi, 2, a survivor of Sunday's
devastating tsunamis is comforted by her
mother at a hospital in Cuddalore, about
180 km (112 miles) south of the Indian
city of Madras December 30, 2004.
Kamalavathi, was alone in her house in
Devinampatnam in Cuddalore when the
tsunamis struck. Her father, Anbarasan,
a fisherman was in the seas and mother,
Kalai Selvi, was out in the town.
REUTERS/Arko
Datta
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Radhika, 8, a victim of Sunday's
devastating tsunamis lies on a hospital
bed in Cuddalore, about 180 km (112
miles) south of the Indian city of
Madras December 30, 2004. Rescue workers
pulled corpses from canals and water-
logged fields in India on Tuesday, as
the government warned of the death toll
of almost 9, 400 from a tsunami, which
was triggered by an earthquake, that
lashed the country's south would rise
further. REUTERS/Arko
Datta
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An Indonesian family recuperates in a
makeshift camp for displaced survivors
of Sunday's tsunami and earthquake in
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, December 30, 2004.
Aftershocks spread fresh fear on
Thursday among the people of Indonesia's
Aceh province, already devastated by the
biggest earthquake in 40 years and the
tsunami that followed it. REUTERS/Yusuf
Ahmad
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Kamalvathi, 2, a survivor of Sunday's
devastating tsunamis is admitted to a
hospital for leg injuries in Cuddalore,
about 180 km (112 miles) south of the
Indian city of Madras December 30, 2004.
Kamalavathi was alone in her house in
Devinampatnam in Cuddalore when the
tsunamis struck. Her father, Anbarasan,
a fisherman, was at sea and her mother,
Kalai Selvi, was in the town. Both
parents survived. REUTERS/Arko
Datta
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Radhika, 8, a victim of Sunday's
devastating tsunamis undergoes treatment
at a hospital in Cuddalore, about 180 km
(112 miles) south of the Indian city of
Madras December 30, 2004. REUTERS/Arko
Datta
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Indonesian children wear masks to cover
their faces at a refugee camp in Banda
Aceh after the city was devastated by a
huge tsunami wave which hit following
Sunday's massive earthquake December 30,
2004. REUTERS/
Beawiharta
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Thai children run around on Patong beach
in Phuket, Thailand December 29, 2004.
One of the most powerful earthquakes in
history hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing a
quake-triggered tidal wave which
devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka,
India, Indonesia and tourist isles in
Thailand, killing tens of thousands of
people. Picture taken December 29.
REUTERS/Chaiwat
Subprasom
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An Indian boy looks through a demolished
wall at a relief camp in the southern
Indian city of Madras, December 29, 2004
after the area was hit by a tsunami on
Sunday. One of the most powerful
earthquakes in history hit Asia over the
weekend, unleashing a series of tidal
waves which devastated coastal areas of
Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and tourist
isles in Thailand, killing tens of
thousands of people. REUTERS/
Babu
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An Indonesian mother carries her baby to
seek a temporary shelter after Sunday's
quake-triggered tidal waves in Banda
Aceh on December 30, 2004. One of the
most powerful earthquakes in history hit
Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami
which devastated coastal area of Sri
Langka, India, Indonesia and tourist
isles in Thailand, killing thousands of
people. REUTERS/Alres
Alia
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An Indian tsunami survivor carries her
daughter as she enters a relief camp in
Cuddalore, about 180 km (112 miles)
south of the Indian city of Madras
December 30, 2004. One of the most
powerful earthquakes in history hit Asia
over the weekend, unleashing a series of
tidal waves which devastated coastal
areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and
tourist isles in Thailand, killing
thousands of people. REUTERS/Arko
Datta
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Indonesian children rest in a makeshift
refugee camp after the city was
devastated by huge tsunami wave which
hit following Sunday's massive
earthquake in Banda Aceh December 30,
2004. The death toll rose above 87,000
but the true scale of the disaster may
not be known for weeks, if ever, as
rescuers battled to reach remote areas
and grieving survivors searched for
bodies.REUTERS/Yusuf
Ahmad
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Military paramedic carries a young
victim of Sunday's quake-triggered tidal
waves to hospital for treatment in
Indonesia city of Banda Aceh on December
30, 2004. One of the most powerful
earthquakes in history hit Asia on
Sunday, unleashing a tsunami which
devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka,
India, Indonesia and tourist isles in
Thailand, killing tens of thousands of
people. REUTERS/Tarmizy
Harva
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An Indonesian child stands in a
makeshift camp for displaced survivors
of Sunday's earthquake and tsunami in
Banda Aceh December 30, 2004. One of the
most powerful earthquakes in history hit
Asia over the weekend, unleashing a
series of tidal waves which devastated
coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India,
Indonesia and tourist isles in Thailand,
killing thousands of people.REUTERS/
Yusuf
Ahmad
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