For the past six months, survivors of December's devastating Indian Ocean tsunamis have struggled to cope with life after the deadliest waves in recorded history swept away a great swathe of humanity, including entire towns and villages.

From Indonesia's Aceh region, the Thai resort areas of Phuket and Khao Lak, and the southern coastlines of Sri Lanka, governments, aid agencies and communities are trying to rebuild lives, homes and livelihoods -- at times in the face of corruption and red tape -- as they bid to gain a sense of normality.

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