Photos from a day trip surveying IDP Camps south of Colombo

This is Indika Perera of the 4x4 Club of Sri Lanka obtaining basic information on the first camp of IDPs (Internally Displaced People) affected by the Tsunami. They are staying in a Buddhist Temple.

These are some of the families of IDPs who were displaced by the tsunami and are staying in the first camp we visited.

This mother and her two young daughters are standing in front of what used to be their home, located about 100m from the seashore. They are currently staying at a large Buddhist Camp several hundred meters farther inland.

This is a photo of Indika's Landrover in one of the IDP camps we visited, a Buddhist Temples being used by IDPs as temporary shelter.

This is a view out of the Landrover of some of the damage caused by the tsunami. The wall on the right side of the street was completely knocked over. This is several hundred meters from the seashore.

This is a brief view of a medical assistance camp established and operated by the Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross/Red Crescent organization. They were assisting several of the camps we visited in the area, providing basic needs as well as medicial assistance.