S. M. Kumudu Priyantha, a father of three, scours the remains of his house, which was destroyed by the tsunami in sothern Sri Lanka. S. M. Kumudu Priyantha, a father of three, scours the remains of his house, which was destroyed by the tsunami, in Paraliya village in southern Sri Lanka January 3, 2005. Priyantha has so far found the bloated bodies of his wife and two daughters but refuses to believe his youngest child is dead and is still searching for her, eight days after the tragedy hit coastal Sri Lanka. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi