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Case Studies

As a direct result of the 26th December 2004 devastation, approximately, 1% of the Sri Lanka population have died and 5% have been displaced. As expected, approximately 45% of those affected were fishermen (one of the lowest paid trades in Sri Lanka).

Kalmunaikudi

Kalmunakudi, a densely populated Muslim town, was one of the hardest hit in the eastern coast with thousands of deaths and sever injury to thousands of others. Once a booming fisheries industry it has now been completely washed out by the Tsunami waves along with schools, mosques and innumerable number of homes. The survivors are being supported by TRO workers providing aid and medical assistance in makeshifts camps in the region.

Vaharai

This year nature has not been kind to the Batticalo district. In late November continuous rain caused drastic floods, driving people out of their homes and into refugee camps set up by TRO. As a result many people, primarily children, suffered sever cold, flu and skin disease. The situation was further exacerbated by danger presented by uprooted land mines seen floating around the area. 4,505 villagers from Vaharai were moved into schools and churches after their houses were flooded. People were slowly moving back into their houses at the time the tidal wave hit killing thousands.

Senthalir Illam

Tender Sprout Home, was a school attended by over 150 orphaned and underprivileged children, including 30 infants attending the school nursery. Senthalir Illam, founded in the Mullaittivu district, was formed in the aim that no child should be deprived of education as a result of crisis of war. It provided a nurturing environment to the children, and encouraged extra curricular activities in sport, drama, music, art and other area. When the Tsunami hit, 113 of the students were at the school. Most of them were killed. Some drowned immediately and some of the children rescued later died from lack of adequate medical resources, a ventilator would have kept them alive.