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Tsunami Pictures from around the Maldives


An aerial view of the destruction of the village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, hotel occupancy rates on the islands have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals. REUTERS/UN Photo/Evan Schneider

An aerial view of the destruction of the village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005.
 

An aerial view of the destruction of the village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, hotel occupancy rates on the islands have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals. REUTERS/UN Photo/Evan Schneider

An aerial view of the destruction of the village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005.
 

An aerial view of the destruction of the village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, hotel occupancy rates on the islands have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals. REUTERS/UN Photo/Evan Schneider

An aerial view of the destruction of the village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005.
 

Debris and rubble lie among damaged buildings in the village of Vilufushi, Kolhumadulu Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, hotel occupancy rates on the islands have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals. REUTERS/UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Debris and rubble lie among damaged buildings in the village of Vilufushi, Kolhumadulu Atoll in the Maldives January 11, 2005.
 

Aerial view of passenger boats anchored near the newly built Hulhumale Island in the Maldives in January 10, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, hotel occupancy rates on the islands have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals. Picture taken January 10, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Aerial view of passenger boats anchored near the newly built Hulhumale Island in the Maldives in January 10, 2005.

 

Maldivian children row their boat near a hamlet in tsunami-hit Guraiudhoo island in the Maldives, January 10, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Maldivian children row their boat near a hamlet in tsunami-hit Guraiudhoo island in the Maldives, January 10, 2005.
 

Abdul Alim, a young Maldivian tsunami survivor, plays at his home in the tsunami-hit Kolhushi island, Maldives, January 10, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, occupancy rates in hotels have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals to the Maldives. Picture taken January 10, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Abdul Alim, a young Maldivian tsunami survivor, plays at his home in the tsunami-hit Kolhushi island, Maldives, January 10, 2005.

 

An aerial picture of Male, the Maldives capital January 10, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, occupancy rates have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals to the Maldives. Picture taken January 10. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

An aerial picture of Male, the Maldives capital January 10, 2005.

 

Tsunami survivors sit in a fishing boat in the tsunami-hit Kolhushi island, Maldives, January 10, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, occupancy rates in hotels have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals to the Maldives. Picture taken January 10, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Tsunami survivors sit in a fishing boat in the tsunami-hit Kolhushi island, Maldives, January 10, 2005.

 

Young tsunami survivors play at a relief camp on Kolhufushi beach in the Maldives, January 10, 2005. Since the December 26 earthquake off Sumatra triggered the tsunami, occupancy rates in hotels have begun to plummet as fears of aftershocks and television images of the havoc the deadly waves wreaked around Asia deter new arrivals to the Maldives. Picture taken January 10. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Young tsunami survivors play at a relief camp on Kolhufushi beach in the Maldives, January 10, 2005.

An aerial picture of the airport in Maldives, January 10, 2005. It sounds insignificant alongside the Indian Ocean tsunami, yet an almost imperceptible annual rise in the world's oceans may pose a huge threat to ports, coasts and islands by 2100. Leaders of 37 small island states meet in Mauritius this week to discuss an early warning system to protect against tsunamis and a creeping rise in ocean levels, blamed widely on global warming. Rising sea levels, now about 0.08 inch a year, could swamp low-lying countries like the Maldives in the Indian Ocean if temperatures keep rising. Photo by Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters

An aerial picture of the airport in Maldives, January 10, 2005. It sounds insignificant alongside the Indian Ocean tsunami, yet an almost imperceptible annual rise in the world's oceans may pose a huge threat to ports, coasts and islands by 2100.
 

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K - Hulhumale

 

 

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) talks to children during his overnight visit at tsunami-hit Kolhufushi island in Maldives January 10, 2005. Annan toured the Maldives on Monday on the final leg of three nation trip to see the damage caused by December 26 Indian Ocean tsunamis that killed more than 156,000 people. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan  (L) talks to children during his overnight visit at tsunami-hit Kolhufushi island in Maldives January 10, 2005. Annan toured the Maldives on Monday on the final leg of three nation trip to see the damage caused by December 26 Indian Ocean tsunamis that killed more than 156,000 people.

An aerial shot of Kolhufushi island in the Maldives January 10, 2005. The Asian tsunami has devastated large chunks of the Maldivian coastline, including this island and the government is planning to remap the country. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

An aerial shot of Kolhufushi island in the Maldives January 10, 2005. The Asian tsunami has devastated large chunks of the Maldivian coastline, including this island and the government is planning to remap the country

 

A ships crewmwmbr stands atop water containers being shipped out to the Maldive's remote islands in Male, the capital of the Maldives Friday Jan. 14, 2005. The asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left Maldivians worried about the already fragile ecosystem of this string of thousands of atolls in danger and caused water shortages for people living on its remote islands.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)
 

A ships crew stands atop water containers being shipped out to the Maldives's remote islands in Male, the capital of the Maldives Friday Jan. 14, 2005
 

Maldivian children sit on bags of cement used as a breakwater on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005. The Asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left Maldivians worried about the already fragile ecosystem of this string of thousands of atolls and islands and caused critical fresh water shortages for people living on its remote islands.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)

Maldivian children sit on bags of cement used as a breakwater on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005.

 

A Maldivian man makes bricks for the reconstruction of houses on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005. The Asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left Maldivians worried about the already fragile ecosystem of this string of thousands of atolls and islands and caused critical fresh water shortages for people living on its remote islands.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)

A Maldivian man makes bricks for the reconstruction of houses on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005.

 

A Maldivian man walks through what was once the front room of his home on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005. The asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left Maldivians worried about the already fragile ecosystem of this string of thousands of atolls and islands and caused critical fresh water shortages for people living on its remote islands.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)

A Maldivian man walks through what was once the front room of his home on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005.

 

A Maldivian man inspects the damage to a house prior to rebuilding on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005. The Asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left Maldivians worried about the already fragile ecosystem of this string of thousands of atolls and islands and caused critical fresh water shortages for people living on its remote islands.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)

Maldivian man inspects the damage to a house prior to rebuilding on Naalafushi Island about 150 km (94 miles) south of Male, the capital of the Maldives Thursday Jan. 13, 2005
 

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Malé island

 

A boat crew member walks on his ship at a port which brings goods to and from the nations remote atolls in Male, the capital of the Maldives Wednesday Jan. 12, 2005. The asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left the already fragile ecology of this string of thousands of atolls in danger and caused water shortages for people living on its remote islands.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)

A boat crew member walks on his ship at a port which brings goods to and from the nations remote atolls in Male, the capital of the Maldives Wednesday Jan. 12, 2005.

 

A fisherman walks on his boat at a port which brings goods to and from the nation's remote atolls in Male, the capital of the Maldives Wednesday Jan. 12, 2005. The asian tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left the already fragile ecology of this string of thousands of atolls in danger and caused water shortages for people living on its remote islands. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

A fisherman walks on his boat at a port which brings goods to and from the nation's remote atolls in Male, the capital of the Maldives Wednesday Jan. 12, 2005.
 

Destroyed buildings are seen Monday Jan. 10, 2005 in this aerial view of the Village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaku Atoll, Maldives. Eighty-two people from the Maldives died in the Dec. 26 tsunami. (AP Photo/United Nations, Evan Schneider)

Destroyed buildings are seen Monday Jan. 10, 2005 in this aerial view of the Village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaku Atoll, Maldives. Eighty-two people from the Maldives died in the Dec. 26 tsunami.

 

A Maldivian woman looks out from her room at a refugee camp in Male, the capital of the Maldives, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005. The Dec. 26 tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left the already fragile ecology of this string of thousands of atolls in danger and caused water shortages for people living on its remote islands. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

A Maldivian woman looks out from her room at a refugee camp in Male, the capital of the Maldives, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005.
 

Maldivian boys play on the waterfront in Male, the capital of the Maldives, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005. The Dec. 26 tsunami which killed over 150,000 people has left the already fragile ecology of this string of thousands of atolls in danger and caused water shortages for people living on its remote islands. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

Maldivian boys play on the waterfront in Male, the capital of the Maldives, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005.
 

Maldives is in the market for a lot more of the gritty stuff after last month's tsunami scoured away its coasts(AFP/Sena Vidanagama)

Maldives is in the market for a lot more of the gritty stuff after last month's tsunami scoured away its coasts
 

Cassim Fahim, a survivor in the tsunami walks through the destruction in Kolhufushi Island, in the Maldives January 10, 2005. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi

Cassim Fahim, a survivor in the tsunami walks through the destruction in Kolhufushi Island, in the Maldives January 10, 2005.
Thaa Atoll - Maldives
 
 
 
 
 
Tsunami waves flood Haa Dhaal Atoll
 
 
 
 
 
Kanifinolhu Resort
 
 
 
 
 
Kaafu Maafushi 28 Dec 2004
 
 
 
 
 
Meemu Kolhufushi after sunami
 
 
Thaa Vilufushi
 
 
In this photo provided by Greenpeace, an aerial view shows destroyed homes from the tsunamis that hit on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004 on Vilufushi Island, Maldives, Monday, Jan. 3, 2005. More than a week after it rose up and destroyed their homes, residents of this low-lying atoll are being forced to seek refuge in the sea. (AP Photo/Greenpeace, Daniel Beltra)

In this photo provided by Greenpeace, an aerial view shows destroyed homes from the tsunamis that hit on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004 on Vilufushi Island, Maldives, Monday, Jan. 3, 2005. More than a week after it rose up and destroyed their homes, residents of this low-lying atoll are being forced to seek refuge in the sea. (AP Photo/Greenpeace, Daniel Beltra)

 
North Maalhosmadulu Kandholhudhoo
 
Kolhumadulu Atoll Vilufushi
 
South Nilandhe Atoll Gemendhoo
Mulaku Atoll Kolhufushi
 
A villager washes a cooking pot in blue lagoon waters, 17 October 2003, on Huraa island some 20 kilometres north of Male. Fears a rise in sea level could wipe the Maldives off the face of the earth had added to the exoticism of the atoll resort nation, but no one was ready for a snap dress rehearsal.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)
A villager washes a cooking pot in blue lagoon waters, 17 October 2003, on Huraa island some 20 kilometres north of Male. Fears a rise in sea level could wipe the Maldives off the face of the earth had added to the exoticism of the atoll resort nation, but no one was ready for a snap dress rehearsal.(
A young Maldivian girl and tsunami survivor looks out from the doorway of a house on Guraiudhoo island, Maldives January 9, 2005. Standing on the rock that is the Maldives' highest point and looking down on the Indian Ocean less than 3 metres below, it is easy to see why this nation of low-lying atolls fears rising sea-levels will one day wipe it off the map. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi
A young Maldivian girl and tsunami survivor looks out from the doorway of a house on Guraiudhoo island, Maldives January 9, 2005.
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A Maldivian woman cleans the entrance to a house in tsunami hit Guraiudhoo island, Maldives on January 9, 2005. Standing on the rock that is the Maldives' highest point and looking down on the Indian Ocean less than 3 metres below, it is easy to see why this nation of low-lying atolls fears rising sea-levels will one day wipe it off the map.
Maldivian soldiers clear debris on the tsunami hit island Guraiudhoo in Maldives on January 9, 2005. Standing on the rock that is the Maldives' highest point and looking down on the Indian Ocean less than 3 metres below, it is easy to see why this nation of low-lying atolls fears rising sea-levels will one day wipe it off the map. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi
Maldivian soldiers clear debris on the tsunami hit island Guraiudhoo in Maldives on January 9, 2005. Standing on the rock that is the Maldives' highest point and looking down on the Indian Ocean less than 3 metres below, it is easy to see why this nation of low-lying atolls fears rising sea-levels will one day wipe it off the map.
The national flag of the Maldives flies at half-staff near the main jetties in the capital Maldives on January 9, 2005 and above the sea wall that appeared to spare the city some of the devastation that other islands suffered from the tsunami. The Maldives' highest point is less than 3 metres above the Indian Ocean - easy to see why this nation of low-lying atolls fears rising sea-levels will one day wipe it off the map. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi
The national flag of the Maldives flies at half-staff near the main jetties in the capital Maldives on January 9, 2005 and above the sea wall that appeared to spare the city some of the devastation that other islands suffered from the tsunami. The Maldives' highest point is less than 3 metres above the Indian Ocean - easy to see why this nation of low-lying atolls fears rising sea-levels will one day wipe it off the map.
Maldivian soldiers load cases of bottled water onto a ferry leaving Male for an isolated island. The Maldives annouced it needed some 4.8 billion US dollars to rebuild lost infrastructure in South Asia's most expensive touirist destination.(AFP/Sena Vidanagama)
Maldivian soldiers load cases of bottled water onto a ferry leaving Male for an isolated island. The Maldives announced it needed some 4.8 billion US dollars to rebuild lost infrastructure in South Asia's most expensive tourist destination.
Foreign tourists walk along Marine Drive in Male, Maldives, beside a wall of 'tetra-pods' which protect the low-lying capital from sea surges. Climate change and rising sea levels are set to top the agenda at an international conference on developing small island nations(AFP/Sena Vidanagama)
Foreign tourists walk along Marine Drive in Male, Maldives, beside a wall of 'tetra-pods' which protect the low-lying capital from sea surges. Climate change and rising sea levels are set to top the agenda at an international conference on developing small island nations
Haulath Abdus Samad carries her 14-day-old baby, called Tsunami, at their home in Guraiudhoo island, Maldives on January 9, 2005. Baby Tsunami was born on December 26 as the Asian tsunami hit the family's home island killing her one-year-old elder brother. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi
Haulath Abdus Samad carries her 14-day-old baby, called Tsunami, at their home in Guraiudhoo island, Maldives on January 9, 2005. Baby Tsunami was born on December 26 as the Asian tsunami hit the family's home island killing her one-year-old elder brother.
A tourist from London plays with her daughter on the jetty outside the Maldivian resort of Banyan Tree on January 9, 2005. Most tourists are leaving the Maldives after the atoll nation was hit by the Asian tsunami. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi
A tourist from London plays with her daughter on the jetty outside the Maldivian resort of Banyan Tree on January 9, 2005
 
Dhaalu Gemendhoo 8 January 2005
 
 
 
Meemu Mulee after sunami
 
 
 
 

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