Over 40,500 bodies recovered, over 1,000 are
still missing, nearly 20,000 people have suffered injuries
and around 1 million people have been affected
on 26th December 2004 by Tsunami waves in Sri Lanka.
In Ampara district - 13,650 bodies recovered and over
250 are still missing
In Mullitivu & Killinochchi district - 3150 bodies
recovered and over 200 are still missing
In Jaffna Vadamaradchy East district - 2800 bodies
recovered and over 50 are still missing
In Batticaloa district - 2450 bodies recovered and
over 100 are still missing
In Trincomalle district - 1250 bodies recovered and
over 50 are still missing
In Galle district - 4550 bodies recovered and over
200 are still missing
In Matara district - 1450 bodies recovered and over
50 are still missing
In Hambantota district - 4875 bodies recovered and
over 100 are still missing
In Colombo district - 75 bodies recovered and over
5 are still missing
The phenomenon we call a tsunami (soo-NAH-mee) is a series of waves of extremely long wave length and long period generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that displaces the water.
