Tsunami Aftermath: Sri Lanka

QuickBird Imagery
December 26-31, 2004

Flooded Roads, Villages: South Kalutara, Sri Lanka Swirling Ocean: South Kalutara, Sri Lanka Water Draining Back to the Ocean
 Coastline
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
N

DigitalGlobes QuickBird
satellite collected a strip of Area Shown
images on December 26, 2004 in Graphics, Pages
9-10
along the southwestern coast of Area Shown
Sri Lanka. in Graphics, Pages
11-12

The images were collected at

11:20 local Sri Lanka time, Area Shown
in Graphics, Pages
shortly after the first series of 5-7

tsunami waves struck the Area Shown

in Graphics, Pages

shoreline. 8

QuickBird Catalog IDs: Area Shown

1010010003795E04 in Graphics, Pages
1010010003795E05 3, 4

QuickBird Natural Color Images

December 26, 2004
 Flooding
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
N
N

Flooded
Areas Flooded Road

QuickBird Natural Color Image

December 26, 2004
 Receding Waters
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
N

Flooded
Flooded
Homes
Homes and
and Roads
Roads

Approximate
Extent of
Flooding

QuickBird Natural Color Image

December 26, 2004
 Golden Sun Resort: A
Historical Perspective
N

Swimming
Swimming
Pool
Pool

QuickBird Natural Color Image Catalog ID:

January 1, 2004 101001000298EC05
 Golden Sun Resort:
Morning of the Tsunami
N

Flooded Swimming
Pool
(note water color)

Water Draining Standing

Back to Ocean Water near road

QuickBird Natural Color Image

December 26, 2004
 Water Receding
N

Ocean
Ocean Receding
Receding
Nearly
Nearly 400
400 Meters
Meters

Standing
Standing
Water
Water
Water Draining
Back to Ocean

QuickBird Natural Color Image

December 26, 2004
 Receding Water

Water Draining
Back to Ocean

Exposed
Exposed
Reef/Rock
Reef/Rock Structures
Structures

QuickBird Natural Color Image

December 26, 2004
 December 26th, 2004:
Image Taken at 11:20 Local
N

Flooded
Area

Buildings
Buildings present
present

Sea water
on and near road
Ocean receded
Approx 300 meters
QuickBird Natural Color Image
December 26, 2004
 December 31st, 2004

Piles
of Debris
Buildings
Buildings
missing
missing

Ocean
Returned to Normal

QuickBird High Off Nadir Image

December 31, 2004
 December 26th, 2004:
Image Taken at 1120 Local

Extent of
High-Water

Water on Road

Ocean receded
Approx 300 meters

QuickBird Natural Color Image

December 26, 2004
 December 31st, 2004

Debris

Building
Destroyed

Buildi
ng
Destro s
Ocean yed/M
issing
Returned to Normal

QuickBird High Off Nadir Image

December 31, 2004