Indian Ocean Tsunami

Unemployed fishermen sit on destroyed fishing boats on the beach of Nagapattinam, in Tamil Nadu, India on January 24, 2005, after the area was struck by the Indian Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004, destroying nearly all of their fishing boats. Their local union decided to wait for government compensation before making any repairs to their equipment. Generated by an earthquake on the ocean floor, the tsunami devastated the fishing industry along the southeastern coast of India.

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Unemployed fishermen sit on destroyed fishing boats on the beach of Nagapattinam, in Tamil Nadu, India on January 24, 2005, after the area was struck by the Indian Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004, destroying nearly all of their fishing boats. Their local union decided to wait for government compensation before making any repairs to their equipment. Generated by an earthquake on the ocean floor, the tsunami devastated the fishing industry along the southeastern coast of India.