The tsunami impacted in the A&N Islands

These are some older pictures from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of houses and people impacted by the tsunami that hit the coasts on December 26, 2004. I have been visiting the islands and following the developments there for over a decade and hope to regularly share different dimensions of these islands on this blog through the pictures that I have been taking.

Havaldar Arjan Singh and his wife show us the remains of their house along the coast of Great Nicobar Island in the extreme south. Great Nicobar was the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake that initiated the tsunami and not-unexpectedly was very badly hit. This picture was taken in January 2006, more than a year after the tsunami hit the islands and latest reports indicate that rehabilitation work particularly in the Nicobar islands continues to be incomplete and very tardy

The foundation of a 'permanent shelter' in Bamboo Flat for those who lost their dwellings to the tsunami in South Andaman Island. This is a 2007 picture at a site that has one of the biggest reconstruction projects in the Andaman islands for the tsunami affected

In the temporary shelters built at Choudhari in South Andaman Island. This is a January 2006 picture. It is evident that proximity to Port Blair (Choudhari is just a few kms from the capital city) ensured better relief and rehab to those affected. The people of the Nicobars that was much worse hit continue to suffer a situation that is still very bad.
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Also see the following links for my articles and other details related to the tsunami in the A&N Islands
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2009/06/earth-shaking-event.html
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2008/01/visit-and-aftermath.html
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-vulnerabilities-islands.html