Tsunami horror haunts Sri Lanka survivors

Dinouk Colombage-Last updated: 26 Dec 2014

Memorial services have been held for 220,000 people killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamiColombo, Sri Lanka - In the early hours of December 26, 2004, a devastating tsunami struck the shores of Sri Lanka, claiming the lives of 35,322 people and displacing over half a million others.

The coastal communities are gearing up to relive a day that saw families torn apart when sea waves, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim, killing 220,000 people.
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