Show Navigation
search results
Cart Lightbox Client Area
Prev 25 of 33 Next

India Tsunami Recovery

Add to Lightbox Download

Gowindra, 19, prepares for her wedding in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India eight months since the deadly tsunami killed thousands August 29, 2005. Both she and her husband's family both lost relatives, their homes and livelihoods in the wave and must live in the temporary shelters after the ceremony. Hundreds of "tsunami weddings" have taken place since December as families received huge amounts of money for their deceased relatives and wished to make allegiances with other families who received money. In India, the girls family must pay a dowry and Gowindra had to pay a staggering 200,000 rupees, nealry $5000 in a community that survives off an average $1 per day. The recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave. (Ami Vitale)

Filename
0030.JPG
Copyright
Ami Vitale
Image Size
3008x1960 / 838.5KB
https://amivitale.photoshelter.com/contact
https://www.amivitale.com/contact/
Contained in galleries
Tsunami
Gowindra, 19, prepares for her wedding in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India eight months since the deadly tsunami killed thousands August 29, 2005. Both she and her husband's family both lost relatives, their homes and livelihoods in the wave and must live in the temporary shelters after the ceremony. Hundreds of "tsunami weddings" have taken place since December as families received huge amounts of money for their deceased relatives and wished to make allegiances with other families who received money. In India, the girls family must pay a dowry and Gowindra had to pay a staggering 200,000 rupees, nealry $5000 in a community that survives off an average $1 per day. The recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave. (Ami Vitale)