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Tsunami Success Stories   Raja Kanapathy of Kallavanchikuda is 76 years old. A married man with 6 children. He is the sole provider for the whole family and his main income was from the little boutique he had in front.......... Mary 53 is a resident in New Village Batticaloa and worships at the Kingdom Evangelical Mission Church. When the Tsunami struck her whole house........ E L Dixon, of Kallavanchikuda aged 50 was abroad earning and providing for his wife and the two children. “We as a family were doing very well and I came down to Sri Lanka in 2004 hoping to live...... Anthony Sri Kanthan aged 35 is a resident of Navalkuda. Illayathambi owns a miscellaneous good store in the Batticaloa market out of which he earns his living. Being the eldest in the family....... Selva Nayagam aged 45 is a mother of 04 children. Her husband was doing masonry work and they also owned a poultry farm. “We led a happy family life until the tsunami came and destroyed our lives...... Kamaladasan is a farmer by profession and has been farming for the past 20 years. Kamaladasan, his wife and 5 children were living a good life till the Tsunami............ Jayapragash 24 a resident of Kalvanikuda, was a school boy at the time of the Tsunami. All his siblings (1 Brother & 2 Sisters) died as the disastrous waves crashed in. Kariyawasam was a fisherman until the Tsunami struck. He lost everything including his house......... Mallika lives in Kallady. In 2004 she and her family were badly affected by the Tsunami...... Mary Ann is a 44 year old woman with three children. She had a dry fish business before the Tsunami. Sriyani is a 47 year old woman who used to run a grocery shop before the Tsunami struck. Ruth is a 42 year old woman. Mary is a 55 year old woman with two children Margaret is a 32 year old woman. Palika is a 52 year old woman with four children.