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2004 Tsunami

Note the divergence in information on number of casualties, etc.  The NorthEast of Sri Lanka was one area severely under-counted due to lack of facilities and official interest.

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-24/boxing-day-tsunami-how-the-disaster-unfolded/5977568

District-wise Distribution of Tsunami Deaths in Sri Lanka 

January 2007 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29459974_The_Economic_Effects_of_the_Asian_Tsunami_on_the_Tear_Drop_in_the_Indian_Ocean_A_General_Equilibrium_Analysis

Image result for UNHRC Death caused by tsunami by district 2004

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/dec/25/where-did-indian-ocean-tsunami-aid-money-go

 

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Further reading:

  1. 1990 Planned Genocidal Attack on Tamils in the East
  2. Jaffna: The Past, The Present, and The Future
  3. Origins of English Education in Sri Lanka

Posted December 26th, 2019.

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