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The island country of Sri Lanka, located about 1,700 km (1,100 mi) from Sumatra, was ravaged by the tsunami around two hours after the earthquake. [85] The tsunami first struck the eastern coastline and subsequently refracted around the southern point of Sri Lanka (Dondra Head).
Sri Lanka was one of the countries struck by the tsunami resulting from the Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. On January 3, 2005, Sri Lankan authorities reported 30,000+ confirmed deaths. [1] Many of the dead were adults and the elderly. [clarification needed] The south and east coasts were worst hit. [2]
The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,000 fatalities or more. It occurred when a crowded passenger train (No 50, Matara Express) was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by a tsunami that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The tsunami subsequently caused ...
Villages and coastal communities in Somalia, as far as 4,500 km (2,800 mi) from the epicenter of the earthquake, were swept away and destroyed by the huge waves. 176 people were confirmed dead, 136 were missing and more than 50,000 were displaced. Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan authorities report 31,229 confirmed deaths, and 4,093 people missing. Other ...
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After the port call it returned to the disaster area, to perform relief work with Chatham around the east coast of Sri Lanka. The embarked helicopters on board the ships, including two Westland Lynx machines on board Chatham, are also participating in the relief effort. Further RAF Globemaster, Tristar and Hercules aircraft have flown in supplies.
Sri Lanka is still waiting for the money pledged by the donors. Money pledged by the people has been pledged to the NGOs." [14] Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, stated in a BBC interview, "A lot of aid what has been coming in latterly [15] is I'm afraid – I'm sorry to say – not very useful. For instance there was a ...
Roughly 60 percent of the coastal area of Sri Lanka was severely affected by the tsunami. Libraries across the country were damaged, and it is estimated that 1.2 million volumes of books and other reading materials were destroyed in the disaster. Out of the 950 public libraries in Sri Lanka, 55 libraries were affected and 28 were destroyed. [19]