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Tsunami Damage Photos from Galle, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, April 2005 - Dr. Krimgold and the Virginia Tech team, including a representative of Dewberry & Davis, LLC., travelled to Galle, Sri Lanka on April 9, 2005, to assess tsunami damage in that area. Below are some photos of the tsunami damage in this badly hit southern Sri Lankan city.

Building foundations	Tent near half destroyed house
Building materials near destroyed house	Dutch relief tent on a housing foundation
Damage and rubble around an inlet	Beachfront damage along Galle beaches
Beachfront damage along Galle beaches	Beachfront damage along Galle beaches
Temporary housing (plywood, 500 x 500 sq. ft.)	Damaged house
Camp settlements	Camp settlements
Vestige of train which killed over 1000. Pettiagoda, Sri Lanka	Vestige of train which killed over 1000. Pettiagoda, Sri Lanka