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The tsunami that accompanied this earthquake was observed as far away as Sri Lanka, Réunion and Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It was most destructive along the coast of Simeulue. It gave rise to the S'mong legend amongst the Simeuluean people, which persisted through oral tradition. [1]
The 1907 Sumatra earthquake was a "tsunami earthquake" that produced low levels of shaking. [1] However, it generated an Indian Ocean wide tsunami that caused 2,188 deaths. 2,188: 14 [6] Jamaica, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica: 6.5: 0.0: The 1907 Kingston earthquake left at least 1,000 people killed. Major property damage was caused.
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka.Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.
On this day in economic and business history... "All San Francisco May Burn" -- The New York Times, April 19, 1906, the day after the earthquake: At midnight the fire still roars. Fleeing ...
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William James Geoffrey Beling (22 September 1907 - 29 March 1992) was a Sri Lankan artist, educator and one of the founding members of the Colombo '43 Group. [ 1 ] Biography
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.
The men haul in the daily catch. The women sort the fish and hang the most pungent species, Bombay duck, on bamboo trellises to dry. Much of the product gets shipped across India and to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.