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The train which was struck by the tsunami. Remains of a house near Telwatte, photographed in March 2008. In Ampara District alone, more than 10,000 people died. A holiday train, the "Queen of the Sea", was struck by the tsunami near the village of Telwatta as it travelled between Colombo and Galle carrying at least 1,700 passengers, killing all but a handful on board.
off NW of Sumatra, India Sri Lanka Maldives see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: 3.30°N 95.87°E 280,000 Third or fourth largest earthquake ever recorded 9.3 January 26, 2001 08:50:00 Local Time January 26 Kutchh see 2001 Gujarat earthquake: 23.6N 69.8E 20,000 Epicenter in Kutch, loss of life in Ahmedabad and Kutch 7.9 September 29, 1993
Seismic performance assessment or seismic structural analysis is a powerful tool of earthquake engineering which utilizes detailed modelling of the structure together with methods of structural analysis to gain a better understanding of seismic performance of building and non-building structures. The technique as a formal concept is a ...
[155] [156] In Sri Lanka, artisanal fishery, in which the use of fish baskets, fishing traps, and spears are commonly used, is an important source of fish for local markets; industrial fishery is the major economic activity, providing direct employment to about 250,000 people. In recent years the fishery industry has emerged as a dynamic export ...
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Government of Sri Lanka: Headquarters: 150 Kirula road, Colombo 5 Employees: 5968 (2016) [1] Annual budget ...
The State Intelligence Service (SIS) is an intelligence agency of the Sri Lankan government. [1] [2] It is the primary civilian intelligence agency of Sri Lanka and is responsible for both internal and external intelligence-gathering.
The Sunday Observer and its sister newspapers the Daily News, Dinamina, Silumina and Thinakaran are published by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The paper, which was established in the present-day format in 1928, has roots that date back to 1834 when Sri Lanka was under the British rule.