If you can, please give generously to the charities working in the region. The Disasters Emergency Committee is co-ordinating British donations across south Asia.

White Pigeon, which normally supports mine clearance work in Sri Lanka, is the main charity providing relief in the north and east of the country, including Point Pedro.

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These pictures were taken Sam Hensman in Point Pedro after the tidal wave.

As you can see, the small house has been very badly damaged. The road in front of the house has been torn up, and the flood wall along the beach has largely been washed away. The concrete wall in front of the houses has been totally destroyed. You can see the remains of the right-hand gate post in one of the pictures below.

Point Pedro after the tsunami, December 2004

For comparison, these are the pictures I took in July 2003 of the estate. They are normally located on this page. The images in the second set were taken by Luke Yahanpath on the same day.

Point Pedro - Neithalan Kanal (the house on the beach)

Luke's pictures, July 20, 2003