In Sri Lanka, a tsunami-torn family still depends on the sea

In 2004, a tsunami killed eight members of this small fishing family. And yet today, they still fish because they have to do it to survive.

In 2004, the tsunami that hit Sri Lanka killed eight members of this small fishing family. And yet today, they still fish (either on stilts or in a boat) because they have to do it to survive. The family lives in a small, makeshift hut with a back “window” that opens onto the ocean — the same sea that gives life also takes it away.

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