‘WE had never heard the word tsunami before, but then it came. The water hit us with the force of an aeroplane, taking everything. And…
‘WE had never heard the word tsunami before, but then it came. The water hit us with the force of an aeroplane, taking everything. And everyone,” explains Kamani de Silva.
After a brief swirl around Hill Country, I descend to the coast. That coast. The tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 hangs heavy. I left it out last week as it needs respect on its own, a scything aberration from any norm that only Mother Nature could ever explain in all her dumb power. The train did stop when it hit the first wave’s floodwater. Locals and passengers hid behind the sturdy metal, pushing children atop the carriage to “safety”.
My time at the two exhibitions blends into a wet-eyed collage that I cannot bear, but have to see. People here want you to see. In an unpalatable ocean of savagery, one photo strikes. A bulldozer squashes corpses into a mass grave, trying to stave off cholera.
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