TO ILLUSTRATE "HUGE TASK REMAINS ONE YEA

GALLE, SRI LANKA: TO ILLUSTRATE "HUGE TASK REMAINS ONE YEAR AFTER TSUNAMI CATASTROPHE" A general view of the destroyed central bus terminal in Galle, some 125 kms south of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo 27 December 2004 after tsunami tidal waves lashed more than half of Sri Lanka's coastline. At 7:58am local time on December 26 last year the Earth's crust deep under the ocean off the west coast of Indonesia's Aceh province shifted, violently lifting the seabed. The megathrust, the world's biggest earthquake in 40 years with a magnitude of 9.3, sent shockwaves through the Indian Ocean, unleashing waves up to 15 metres (49 feet) high that raced towards the shores of 11 nations. AFP PHOTO Sena VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SENA VIDANAGAMA/AFP via Getty Images)