NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2006: Still Photography Winners: Natural Disaster Single 2005

1st: PAK: Earthquake Survivors in Balakot Struggle to Survive; Paula Bronstein, Getty Images
2nd: "Helping hand"; Jan Dago, Morgenavise
3rd: A body floats in the floodwaters in an area...; Roger Lemoyne, Redux Pictures
HM1: Refugee children try to catch relief goods...; Eugene Hoshiko, Associated Press
HM2: Death Displaced; Jerry Lara, San Antonio Express-News
HM3: A sandbag is lowered by helicopter into the...; Smiley Pool, The Dallas Morning News
HM4: The Last Victim. The gigantic wave...; Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter

HM4

The last victim.

The gigantic wave threw hundreds of people miles up in the jungle. It«s impossible to use vehicles in the dense forest. Elephants have become very useful. Just when the sun sets the seventh victim of the day is found. Yet another family can finally get closure. The rescue and search staff takes up a spontaneus applause.

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