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Thursday, 9 June 2005, 09:31 GMT 10:31 UK
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In Pictures: Children's tsunami art
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Paintings was used to help children comes to terms with the tragedy.
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The children are from the north eastern region of Sri Lanka.
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Some of the 64 paintings capture the pain caused by the tsunami.
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This painting was drawn by a child from a town close to the epicentre, where 8,200 people drowned in 20 minutes.
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They also show the effect on property - and how some people survived the huge wave.
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Sri Lanka was a holiday paradise for holidaymakers before the tsunami.
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Money raised from exhibiting and auctioning the paintings will go towards two Sri Lankan homes, which look after more than 100 children.
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Children aged from five to 16 painted pictures of what they witnessed.
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The paintings were sent to Llanwrtyd Wells as a thank you for raising £4,000 for tsunami victims from a concert.
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