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| Pothupitiya:
When the waves came crashing in |
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This is the scene at Wadduwa, Pothupitiya minutes before the killer waves came crashing in. Amila Chandrasiri, a Sunday Observer staffer who had never experienced the overwhelming sight of a shrinking sea, captured this rare picture of an expanding beach before the waves came roaring in, catching everyone unawares. |
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People rushing away from the sea that came surging back with added fury. |
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The ravaged landscape affter the waves receded |
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Residents, unaware of the devastation that was in store, wade in the water that swept the by-ways. |
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