Raa Atoll
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Raa Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. The capital is Ungoofaaru. It includes Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll proper and the island of Dhuvaafaru. Raa Atoll has the highest number of po
The Maalhosmadulu Atolls seen from space. The Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll and the islands of Alifushi and Etthingili (not in the picture) make up Raa Atoll
Relocation of Kandholhudhoo displaced people to Raa Dhuvaafaru, after the 2004 Dec Tsunami
Kandholhudhoo (Raa Atoll)
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Kandholhudhoo is one of the formerly inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in the Maldives. It is 175 Kilometers away from the capital of the country, Malé.
Raa Atoll
…relocating the two island people to Hulhudhuffaaru started in 1992 and completed on 13 March 1993. Following 2004 boxing tsunami, the living condition of Kandholhudhoo became too deplorable, and the ruins were beyond repair, The government let them choose a new home, Either Ifuru or Dhuvaafaru, the majority of them…
The island of Kandholhudhoo (foreground) that was completely destroyed by the tsunami of 2004. Residents took temporary residence in other nearby islands including Bandaveri island (background)