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Forklift being loaded onto a local dhoni

How we helped tsunami survivors in 2005

Read a month-by-month account of how the British Red Cross responded to the Boxing Day tsunami in 2005.

Sunil Shantha with his wife in temporary shelter

Sunil's story: cleaning up after the tsunami

Sunil's one of a number of people in southern Sri Lanka who were paid to clear land after the tsunami, and he's used his wages to start fishing again.

Joha with her daughter Delicia

Joha's story: building confidence after the tsunami

A Red Cross initiative has strengthened the livelihoods of Sri Lankan elderly and widowed villagers devastated by the tsunami and years of conflict.

Fishermen pull nets from sea

One boat, many lives

Sri Lanka's fishing industry was ripped apart by the tsunami which destroyed thousands of boats and with them people's livelihoods.

The British Red Cross is building more than 250 houses in Pulo Aceh, Indonesia

How we helped tsunami survivors in 2006

Read a month-by-month account of how the British Red Cross responded to the Boxing Day tsunami in 2006.

People carrying boxes

How we helped tsunami survivors in 2007

Read a month-by-month account of how the British Red Cross responded to the Boxing Day tsunami in 2007.

A Red Cross delegate surveys tsunami destruction in Sri Lanka

How we helped tsunami survivors

Houses, livelihoods, cash grants - find out how we've helped tsunami survivors in Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Jessica in the library

Jessica Barry: Calmness after the storm

Communications delegate Jessica Barry travelled to Sri Lanka shortly after the tsunami struck. The devastation made a big impression on her.

Man smiling in clothes shop

Restoring livelihoods after the tsunami

Thousands of families have been helped to restore their lives through cash grants from the British Red Cross. Read some of the gripping stories behind this work.

Two girls smiling

Multimedia documentary marks fifth anniversary of Boxing Day tsunami

18 Dec 2009

A new multimedia web documentary, produced by the Red Cross and Thomson Reuters Foundation, marks the fifth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami.

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