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Women carrying small bags of personal belongings walk towards an evacuation centre during a tsunami drill in the village of Puttukuduirruppu
14 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Women carrying small bags of personal belongings walk towards an evacuation centre during a tsunami drill in the village of Puttukuduirruppu 320km (199 miles) east of Colombo October 14, 2009. 18 countries around the Indian Ocean rim participated in a UN backed tsunami exercise on Wednesday, coinciding with World Disaster Reduction Day. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA DISASTER SOCIETY)
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Women carrying small bags of personal belongings walk towards an evacuation centre during a tsunami drill in the village of Puttukuduirruppu 320km (199 miles) east of Colombo October 14, 2009. 18 ...


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