Matt Rainey

Photojournalism: Tsunami: Praying over her

Petale Valacheani prays over the grave of his 12 year old niece in a cemetery on the outskirts of the village of Kalkudah, Sri Lanka . Kalkudah and the neighboring village of Pasakudah lie on a small penisula on the eastern shore of Sri Lanka. The villages were wiped out during the Tsunami disaster that struck southeast Asia. A group of 60 doctors from Sri Lanka organized by Dr. Weerasena Lakshman travel more than 9 hours from Colombo, to towns and villages on the east coast torn apart by the recent Tsunami to hit South Asia. Along with Dr. Lakshman, Dr. Suraganee De Lanerolle and her team of physicians and social workers travelled to the affected areas. Over 1,200 refugees from the seaside villages of Pasakudah and Kalkudah are located at the Pentecostal Mission in Valachainai.
Praying over her, Kalkudah, Sri Lanka

Petale Valacheani prays over the grave of his 12 year old niece in a cemetery on the outskirts of the village of Kalkudah, Sri Lanka . Kalkudah and the neighboring village of Pasakudah lie on a small penisula on the eastern shore of Sri Lanka. The villages were wiped out during the Tsunami disaster that struck southeast Asia. A group of 60 doctors from Sri Lanka organized by Dr. Weerasena Lakshman travel more than 9 hours from Colombo, to towns and villages on the east coast torn apart by the recent Tsunami to hit South Asia. Along with Dr. Lakshman, Dr. Suraganee De Lanerolle and her team of physicians and social workers travelled to the affected areas. Over 1,200 refugees from the seaside villages of Pasakudah and Kalkudah are located at the Pentecostal Mission in Valachainai.