tsunami

                                                    Tsunami

 The date of 26^th December, 2004, will be remembered for a long time by many people in sri lanka. As a result of a water displacement (caused by the resulting upward movement of the sea floor) that was caused by the 9.0 earthquake, a series of three tsunami waves was formed A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions. ... But as the waves travel inland, they build up to higher and higher heights as the depth of the ocean decreases.The tidal wave has particularly affected the coastal districts of Jaffna, Mullativu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara and Galle. areas in the North and East of the country had already been affected by serious monsoon floods in previous months leading to displacement and infrastructure damage.In sri lanka 35,000 people were killed, while 18,000 died in India and 8,000 died in Thailand.