The Face of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Indira collapsed on a beach after finding the body of her sister-in-law, Maheswari. Offshore, other bodies floated by, many of them children. They were the victims of the 2004 tsunami that hit India and killed at least 228,000 people across multiple countries. 

Today, Indira lives in a cement house given to her by the government. The photo won the Reuters photographer an award and was published all over the world, but it didn’t make Indira any better off. She remains poor and is in failing health. (Source)