Life and beaches after the tsunami
On 26 December 2004 a 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The tsunami that was created by this massive shift of tectonic plates on the ocean floor struck the coastlines of 14 different countries with devastating force, most fiercely felt in the Indonesia provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra. But as the 25 metre waves rolled westward the first obstacle they met was Sri Lanka and the impact on the … Continue reading →