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A community leader pulls the cord and starts a generator

Gentlemen, start your engines! A community leader pulls the cord and the sound of a humming machine - fixed with U.S. assistance - signals a step back to normalcy for local fishermen, who comprise one third of 10,000 in Tirumallivasal.

 

A local fisherman repairs his fishing net

A local fisherman escapes from the afternoon sun to his temporary quarters to repair his fishing net. He waits anxiously for the chance to cast for his living again.

 

Uninhabited, damaged homes dot the southern Indian coast

Uninhabited, damaged homes dot the southern Indian coast as people wait to learn where they can rebuild or if they can return to their village sites.

 

A temporary shelter funded by USAID in Nagappattinam town

A temporary shelter funded by USAID in Nagappattinam town, where people attempt to live as normally as possible in close quarters.

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August 26, 2005
     
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