First
Catch in Sri Lanka
March 7th - This morning each of the fishing boats Operation Blessing had a hand
in building in Sri Lanka, brought in 150kg of fish. Books were also distributed
to school children. It is a joy to see the fishermen earning an income for their
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Indonesian
Mother Seeks Medical Care
This young mother brought her two small children to OB's medical clinic in a remote
region of Indonesia. Medical teams with OBI have treated thousands of children like
these throughout the tsunami effected areas.
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Stark
Reality
On the outskirts of Bande Aceh, Indonesia, bodies are added to mass grave sites
daily, as teams continue to uncover tsunami victims amid the hundreds of miles of
fragmented debris.
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Rural
Communication
Signs like these are posted throughout Indonesia, indicating gathering points for
tsunami local survivors. It is the only means many community members have for reuniting
after their neighborhoods were swept apart .
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Tent
Cities Home to Survivors
Sunny days are rare during Indonesia’s rainy season, so residents at the refugee
camp in Lhoong use the opportunity to dry their clothes after washing them in a
nearby river. Dozens of donated tents like these have become “home”
for survivors from the surrounding areas.
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Cut
Off Communities Receive Help
This mother in the village of Lhoong beams with gratitude when teams arrive from
OB Indonesia to provide medical care and emergency supplies. She and her daughter
are among the hundreds of refugees who have been struggling to cope since their
community was cut off by the tsunami’s destruction.
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Returning
Home
These brothers returned to their home on Meulaboh, Indonesia’s peninsula
to search for anything salvageable after the devastating tsunami. They left only
with bags of aluminum.
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Surviving
on Fish
At a tsunami refugee camp, residents had little more than these rotten fish to
eat before OB Indonesia delivered family-sized boxes of food and other stable
supplies.
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Filthy
Hands of Help
After spending almost an entire day digging through rubble and debris in downtown
Meulaboh, this young man’s hands were stained black from the thick layer
dust and dirt.
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Rescued
Mother & Baby
When the crushing waters rushed ashore, this mother clutched her baby tightly,
but she and the child both slipped underwater for more than a minute. Once they
were rescued, she turned the child upside down and black water gushed from the
baby’s mouth. Miraculously, the mother says her little girl seems perfectly
normal.
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Blind
Man Escapes Waves
This sixty-two-year-old man suffers from catarcts, but with the help of his family
he excaped the tsunami.
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Nothing
to Cook With
Wives and mothers scrounging around looking to build make-shift stoves first need
basic food and something to cook the meal in. OB India is supplying thousands
of tsunami survivors food and cooking utensils.
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India's
Tsunami Survivors Receive Help
Dealing with unexplainable grief and loss, these men and women stand in line to
receive medical care, food and supplies from OBI India.
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Torn
Memories
This sand-spattered picture tells of a happier time for this little Indian girl's
family. We don't know if she was one of the Tsunami's victims or survivors.
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