The Asian Tsunami: Five Years Later

A procession of villagers and an elephant makes its way to a temple
Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi / Reuters

Marking the Anniversary
A procession of villagers and an elephant makes its way to a temple to offer a part of their cinnamon crop to gods in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka, on the third anniversary of the tsunami.

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