{"id":106442,"date":"2022-12-26T18:14:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=106442"},"modified":"2022-12-26T18:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:14:53","slug":"it-has-been-18-years-since-the-tsunami-disaster-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/it-has-been-18-years-since-the-tsunami-disaster-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"It has been 18 years since the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container F0azHf tw-nfl\" style=\"text-align: center;\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<h2 id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">It has been 18 years since the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106443\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tsunami-e1672078360608.jpg\" alt=\"tsunami\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"iYB33c\">\n<div id=\"tw-tmenu\" class=\"tw-menu\">\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The tsunami accident occurred on December 26, 2004 due to the earthquake that occurred in Sumatra Island. By 2022 it will be 18 years before that happens. Due to this tsunami, many people in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka suffered and lost their lives. The death toll is over 30,000.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A two-minute silence was held in memory of those who died.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been 18 years since the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka The tsunami accident occurred on December 26, 2004 due to the earthquake that occurred in Sumatra Island. By 2022 it will be 18 years before that happens. 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