Maldives

This is a local village in the Maldives, and even though it is not a resort island with water bungalows, the locals still have the beauty of reefs at their doorstep. Unfortunately, this island was quite badly hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Before 20 years ago, the locals would use coral to build their houses. After the tsunami damaged most of these houses, the coral was mixed with cement for new structures.