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Tsunami Photo Museum – a visual memory
After 7 years since the Tsunami devastated the coast of Sri Lanka taking over 50,000 lives with thousands more injured, displaced and left to reconcile with their memories and nurse their scars, businesses, infrastructure and lives have been rebuilt. However, the signs of destruction that had taken the nation by surprise are still there … none more prominently showcase than the Tsunami Museum in Telwatta, Sri Lanka.
Stilt Fishermen – Tsunami Survivors
Situated 144km from Colombo, Weligama is famed for its stilt fishermen and the islet of Taprobane which houses the dream house of the Frencg Count de Mauny. A poverty stricken belt of the Southern coastal line of Sri Lanka, 15% of Weligama was destroyed during the December 2004 Tsunami. Jaya and his father are the only survival of their family continues with life and tradition as a fisherman and coconut plantation owner in this idyllic town.