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TSUNAMI IN INDIA, 2004-05

The Asian Tsunami of 26 December 2004 brought enormous death and destruction. These images, made while on assignment for Time Magazine and Agency Anzenberger, document the tragedy in Tamil Nadu, India, in the immediate days following the calamity and the continuing story of people trying to rebuild their lives.

A victim of the Tsunami in Akkarapatai village, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, 28 December 2004.

Pattu, an old lady of Kichankuppam village, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, is evacuated by boat after 3 days on 29 December 2004.

Bystanders and rescue workers watch as destroyed boats are removed from the bridge that connects Nagapattinam town to the worst affected villages of Kichankuppam and Akkrapatai in Tamil Nadu, 28 December 2004.