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Tsunami Damage, Indian Ocean December 26, 2004
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View from the top floor of the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka above the swimming pool at 10:11. Photo By: Chris Chapman, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, U.KView from the top floor of the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka above the swimming pool at 10:10. The sea has risen and is now a couple of metres above normal, just at the swimming pool level. The sea took 35 minutes to go down and 3 minutes to return. Photo By: Chris Chapman, Schlumberger CambridgView from the top floor of the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka above the swimming pool at 10:12 about the highest level, about 5 minutes after the lowest. Photo By: Chris Chapman, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, U.KView to the south of the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka at about 10:13. The debris is furniture from the dining room of the hotel. Photo By: Chris Chapman, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, U.KA lady being rescued from a ground floor room of the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka at 10:17 by hotel staff. Photo By: Chris Chapman, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, U.KThe sea recedes at 10:23. The level has already dropped about 3 metres. There is a strong current outwards and to the south (left in photo). Photo By: Chris Chapman, SchlumbergerThis is a view of the swimming pool at the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka at 14:56. Apart from debris there is a lot of (heating) oil in the swimming pool. Photo By: Chris ChapmanView towards the dining room of the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka at 14:58. All the glass windows have gone (broken glass caused the most injuries in this hotel). Photo By: Chris ChapmanView of the beach outside the Triton Hotel, Sri Lanka in the early evening. Photo By: Chris ChapmanIn many of the costal, areas destroyed fiberboats littered the shore. This picture is one of the more extreme examples we saw. Image By:Havidan Rodriguez,University of Delaware, Disaster Relief CenterEvidence of Massive Erosion in the Natural Sand dunes in Sri Lanka. Image By: Havidan Rodriguez,University of Delaware, Disaster Relief CenterThe Force of the Tsunami Completely Destroyed many Fishing Boats Leaving Villagers with No Income. Image By:Joseph Trainor,University of Delaware, Disaster Relief Center