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Article: Great achievements and wasted opportunities: Martin Mulligan and Nelum Buddhadasa compile a balance sheet on Sri Lanka's post-tsunami recovery.
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- Arena Magazine
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- June 1, 2006
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Well over a year since the tsunami swept away the lives of some 40,000 Sri Lankans and left many thousands clutching at the memories of stolen loved ones and homes now destroyed, sections of the island's extensive coastline resemble scenes from post-war Dresden. Many shattered buildings stand ghost-like and unattended, and although most of the rubble has been cleared, countless concrete slabs remain as a reminder that many houses once stood where now there is open space. Hard to believe that this sparkling blue sea could inflict so much destruction on unsuspecting communities on that sunny, late-December morning!
As the anniversary of the disaster came and went, ...