Kandholhudhoo (Raa Atoll)

Kandholhudhoo was one of the few Islands that were Completely Destroyed by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Before the Tsunami, Kandholhudhoo was the most populated island of Raa Atoll, Even more populated than the capital of the Atoll Un'goofaaru, or the vice capital, Meedhoo. The Population of the Island was roughly 3,700 People, Although even before the tsunami, living conditions on the island were not prefereable. The island was the smallest inhabited island in Raa atoll, measuring only 0.12 km2. 3,700 People were cramped together in the tiny Island, which caused the island to be overpopulated.

The Tsunami completely destroyed the island, which forced the residents to take temporary residence in other nearby islands including Bandaveri island. After the tsunami, the 3,700-strong population of Kandholhudhoo was scattered over five different islands in the Raa Atoll. In 2008, the people of Kandholhudhoo came together once again to repopulate the then uninhabited island of Dhuvaafaru. They were given free homes to live in by the Government of Maldives.

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