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Remembering The Indian Ocean Tsunami: A Memorial To The Individuals Who Died

PRINCE Charles laid a wreath at the memorial to the 155 British victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Natural History Museum, London. It is estimated that more than 225,000 fell victim to the waves. It was such a huge loss of life that it’s impossible to take in. You need to see the individual to make any sense of it. You need to see the memorial and look at a name, any name, and wonder at the tragedy…

These images are evocative of the horror. Some of them are graphic. A side of human life is here. If you want to look…

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An unidentified woman stops to reflect and look at fading photographs of Swedish victims of the Asian Tsunami Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at the wall of remembrance in Phuket, Thailand. More than 500 Swedes were killed when the killer waves struck Thailand's beaches on Dec. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Posted: 7th, July 2011 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)