While excited to encounter Sri Lanka’s incredible wildlife, the framing of the tsunami and the recollections of what happened in 2004 were deeply moving. The expansive site, covering almost ...

In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and many other countries on Boxing Day 2004, I was the least likely candidate to volunteer my help.

LONDON, Dec 6 2024 (IPS) - On 26 December 2004 a powerful Asian tsunami swept over many of Sri Lanka’s coastal provinces, killing thousands of people and wildlife, devastating habitats and even ...

Coral reefs around the coast of Sri Lanka may have suffered much less damage from the Indian Ocean tsunami than was initially feared, early surveys have suggested. As well as causing so much loss of ...

In 2004, a tsunami caused unprecedented damage and destruction in the Indian Ocean region. For Sri Lanka, the second-most affected country, with over thirtythousand deaths and five-hundred-thousand ...

Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka's palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday -- marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit 20 years ago. Sri Lanka's Ocean Queen ...

The massive tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9 temblor ... Ravi Corea, president of the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society, which is based in Nutley, New Jersey, was in Sri Lanka when ...

"It has been 20 years since the tsunami," said 69-year-old Sadayammal, who uses one name. "We are here to pay respects to the people who lost their lives." In Sri Lanka, survivors and relatives of ...

The tsunami affected coastlines from Somalia to Sri Lanka, leaving thousands of survivors homeless and community bulletin boards plastered with photos of the missing. The tragedy prompted the ...

Chennai, India.(Reuters: Babu AH/CN) The tsunami carried the energy equivalent of 23,000 atomic bombs. There were 170,000 people dead in Indonesia, 30,000 in Sri Lanka, 11,000 in India ...