In pictures: Environmental impact of tsunami disaster
East African coast

  • Number of mangrove sites buried by silt and sand.
  • Increase in coastal erosion.
  • Risks to marine wildlife from fishing nets washed out to sea.
  • Salt water contamination of drinking water and farm land.

    Photo: Tsunami damage on Hufun Island (AP/WFP – Francesco Broli)

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