Aerial photographs give a broader view of the devastation caused by the tsunami waves that hit Indian Ocean countries on 26 December - here a fishermen's colony in southern India.

Closer images of the province show how infrastructure has been devastated - hampering the delivery of aid.

The human death toll is steadily rising - with almost 140,000 believed to have been killed.

The power of the waves left little standing - overturning ships and fishing boats before tearing inland.

The island of Kandolhudhoo in the Maldives lost three of its 3,500 inhabitants when the tsunami hit.

Although the deadly waves passed in a few hours, the threat to human life continues from polluted water and disease.

In Tamil Nadu in India, losses were greater, with around 600 missing in Nagapattinam.

Last Updated: Monday, 3 January, 2005, 11:41 GMT
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