Matt Rainey

Photojournalism: Tsunami: Life Boats

Villagers stand among the crushed boats as they work to clear the area surrounding a bridge that connects the mainland to the Island village of Keechankuppam, India. The marina area suffered great losses to fishing boats. The village of Keechankuppam suffered huge losses in the Tsunami disaster which struck south Asia December 26, 2004. The village's industry, fishing, suffered and hundreds of residents lost their lives. The town is attempting to rebuild, removing boats from a bridge where the boats were thrown to removing the dead from outlying area. Still, the destruction is incomprehensible both in infrastructure and life.
Life Boats, Keechankuppam, India

Villagers stand among the crushed boats as they work to clear the area surrounding a bridge that connects the mainland to the Island village of Keechankuppam, India. The marina area suffered great losses to fishing boats. The village of Keechankuppam suffered huge losses in the Tsunami disaster which struck south Asia December 26, 2004. The village's industry, fishing, suffered and hundreds of residents lost their lives. The town is attempting to rebuild, removing boats from a bridge where the boats were thrown to removing the dead from outlying area. Still, the destruction is incomprehensible both in infrastructure and life.