1. Now Dilan is further from the shoreline, close to the main road. His three-wheeler repair shop is back in business.

2. And with his shoulder fixed, Dilan did the last thing he could do for his daughter – he carried her to the hospital morgue.

3. Dilan got help from the cement factory - a heavy earth-moving machine to help shift the rubble and create a space for tents.

4. November 21, 2005— "This was the first day I knew the meaning of fear," says K.G. Nadeeka Dilan, a three wheeler "tuk tuk" mechanic, recalling the tsunami of December 26.

5. "I did the best I could to help people," Dilan says. "I found whatever material I could for them to cover themselves; pulled out 48 bodies from the sludge.

6. But even the offer of a car for his use was not enough to entice Dilan.

7. "In a matter of minutes, my precious daughter and the house I had built and furnished so proudly and my business ... all rubble," Dilan says.

8. "I was beaten up by one person who thought I was not demanding enough from NGOs," Dilan says.