Maldives, Indian Ocean
Friday, July 14th, 2006Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south of Lakshadweep group of islands of India, about 700 kilometers (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka.
[Video: Severely damaged by the waves and with little protection from the sea, Maldivian island of Raa Kan'Dholhudhoo is now considered unviable ... wszystko » and abandoned. With help from UNICEF and other partners, the government has hastily built temporary shelters and schools to house relocated populations on the island of Un'Goofaaru.]
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