The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Initial Findings on Tsunami Sand Deposits, Damage, and Inundation in Sri Lanka

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Survey Team
• Importance of Survey
  • Importance of Collecting Data Soon after the Tsunami
    • Photo of bulldozer
    • Photo of landfill
  • Importance of Tsunami Sand Deposits in Tsunami Risk Assessment
• Survey and Methods
  • Map showing over 30 study locations in Sri Lanka
  • Photo of eyewitness of interview 107 kb
  • Photo of water level measuring 83 kb
  • Photo of debris caught in bush 158 kb
  • Photo of beach surveying 96 kb
  • Photo of beach surveying 91 kb
  • Photo of trench preparation 119 kb
  • Photo of elephant 156 kb
  • Photo of sediment sampling 142 kb
• Inundation Distances and Run-up Elevations
  • Cartoon describing inundation distance, run-up elevation, and tsunami height
• Tsunami Heights
  • Photo of post office, Kalmunai
  • Photo of bridge, Kuchchaveli
  • Photo of gouge in tree, Mankerni
  • Photo of door impaled upon branch, Yala
• Damage to Structures
  • Photo of Kalmunai damage
  • Photo of Yala Safari Resort before tsunami
  • Photo of Yala Safari Resort after tsunami (1)
  • Photo of Yala Safari Resort after tsunami (2)
  • Photo of destroyed building in Kalmunai
  • Photo of Mankerni damage
  • Photo of Perelyga damage
• Tsunami Sand Deposits
  • Graph showing tsunami deposit thickness and water level at Mankerni
  • Photo of sand and debris inside post office, Kalmunai
  • Photo of sand deposit, Nalaveli
  • Photo of car, Yala
  • Photo of erosion of grassy area, Mankerni
• Recovery and Planning
• Photographs of Tsunami Effects in Sri Lanka
  • Map showing approximate locations of photo galleries
  • East Coast:
    • 2 kilometers southeast of Kuchchaveli
    • Nalaveli Hotel
    • Ibral Nagar Nalaveli
    • Mankerni
    • Kalmunai 1
    • Kalmunai 2
  • South Coast:
    • Katukurunda
    • Telwatte
    • Hikkaduwa
    • Matara
    • Yala
• Acknowledgments
• Links
• Contacts
• Table of Contents (this page)