Justice denied: An Alliance in Sri Lanka is fighting for effective systems of relief for the tsunami victims

Kumara, Herman (2005) Justice denied: An Alliance in Sri Lanka is fighting for effective systems of relief for the tsunami victims. Samudra Report (40). pp. 26-28. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused severe damage to the Sri Lankan coastal communities. This may have been the biggest ever destruction to affect the communities in the last couple of centuries. The number of deaths reported was 40,000, making Sri Lanka the second worst affected country, after Indonesia. The number of houses that were totally destroyed was 70,000. The worst damage occurred to the fisheries sector and the coastal environment. Ordinary citizens took the lead in providing support to the tsunami victims, before the government even began to think of what to do for relief.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0516
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Sri Lanka, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Rehabilitation, Infrastructure, Displacement, Land
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2021 18:25
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 09:13
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1309

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