{"id":127688,"date":"2024-01-01T05:33:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T05:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=127688"},"modified":"2024-01-01T05:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T05:33:41","slug":"the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"The TSUNAMI Hit on Sri Lanka, 26 December 2004 on Video &#038; Camera-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The TSUNAMI Hit on Sri Lanka, 26 December 2004 on Video &amp; Camera-<span style=\"color: #000080;\">by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88737 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Video is courtesy of\u00a0<strong>Felix Sirimanne<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0apart from its awesome pictorial display indicates that\u00a035,322 lives\u00a0were lost.\u00a0<\/strong>All of us will be aware of friends or acquaintances whose sojourn on earth was rudely obliterated on that day\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/XTFUBB65\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/videopress-iframe.js\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For my part I deploy this recollection of a sad moment to doff my cap to Sujeeva Kamalasuriya, a young man who represented Sri Lanka in its Under 19 tour of Australia in the 1980s and then migrated to Adelaide where he was part of out Lankan cricketing circle. He was holdiaying at Unawatuna near Galle \u2026. as it happens one of my favourite spots for snorkelling from years past to the present \u2014 when the tsunami hit and swallowed his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sUJEEWA-K-22.jpg?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Galle-ckt-gd-after-tsunami-22.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami-for-BackCover.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2026 and here let me mark its impact on \u2018terrain\u2019 in front of Galle Fort where the cricket ground was severely impacted while many lives weretaken in its \u2018forfront, and along the shores though no one within the Fort was killed as far as I know (so the Dutch construction passed a severe test).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The video will confirm the common knowledge that the terrain that received the worst impact of this tsunamie were along the eastern and southeastern coasts; but the southern coast and one segment of the western coast also suffered considerably. The video seves up a rrevealing detaisl about a packed passenger train which was swallowed up at Peraliya just north of Hikkaduwa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Among the sidelight anecdotes that I have gathered are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">(A) no wild anmals at the Yala Sanctuary on the south-eastern coastal tip died\u2013they sensed the danger; (B) a Japanese tourist group visting one of the famous lodges by the beach were swamped and killed; (C) Kushil Gunasekera and aides at the world-famous philanthropic organisation, the Foundation of Goodnees,\u00a0 FOG, escaped from an impending function by running up a hillock (with a temple) alongside their buildings; and (D) Muttiah Muralitharan was on his way to this function as Chief Guest; and was on his way but, being typically Lankan, was late \u2026. and received due warning to arrest his journey when at Moratuwa or thereabouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78362\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?resize=196%2C147&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?w=330&amp;ssl=1 330w\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"147\" data-attachment-id=\"78362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/tsunami_kitchen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?fit=330%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"330,247\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tsunami_kitchen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tsunami_kitchen.jpg?fit=330%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>the remains of a house near Telwatte pictured two years later<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-78363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"78363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/tsunamimemorial_srilanka\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?fit=330%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"330,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?fit=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TsunamiMemorial_SriLanka.jpg?fit=330%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>2004 Tsunami Memorial in Sri Lanka.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78355\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-78355\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 98%; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78355\" data-attachment-id=\"78355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/sarah-roberts-speaks-about-her-business-partner-sujeewa-kamalasuriya-during-his-funeral-service-jan-2005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a.jpg?fit=292%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"292,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rob Hutchison\\\/EPA\\\/Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Hutchison\\\/EPA\\\/Shutterstock (7615373a)\\r\\nSarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service at Adelaide High School Australia On Wednesday 05 January 2005 Sujeewa Kamalasuriya and Sarah Were Travelling Together in Unawatuna Sri Lanka On 26 December 2004 When the Tsunami Hit the Region Killing Sujeewa\\r\\nSarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service - Jan 2005&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2005 Shutterstock. No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service - Jan 2005&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service \u2013 Jan 2005\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Hutchison\/EPA\/Shutterstock (7615373a)&lt;br \/&gt; Sarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service at Adelaide High School Australia On Wednesday 05 January 2005 Sujeewa Kamalasuriya and Sarah Were Travelling Together in Unawatuna Sri Lanka On 26 December 2004 When the Tsunami Hit the Region Killing Sujeewa&lt;br \/&gt; Sarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service \u2013 Jan 2005&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a.jpg?fit=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shutterstock_7615373a.jpg?fit=292%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-78355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Hutchison\/EPA\/Shutterstock (7615373a)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Sarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service at Adelaide High School Australia On Wednesday 05 January 2005 Sujeewa Kamalasuriya and Sarah Were Travelling Together in Unawatuna Sri Lanka On 26 December 2004 When the Tsunami Hit the Region Killing Sujeewa<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Sarah Roberts Speaks About Her Business Partner Sujeewa Kamalasuriya During His Funeral Service \u2013 Jan 2005<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-78367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"78367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/12\/31\/the-tsunami-hit-on-sri-lanka-26-december-2004-on-video-camera\/cbre99u11y500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?fit=960%2C659&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,659\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CBRE99U11Y500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CBRE99U11Y500.jpg?fit=500%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Former England cricket player Ian Botham walks across train tracks as he talks about the train that was pushed off the tracks by the December 2004 tsunami, killing over a thousand people, in Paraliya, 90 km (55 miles) south of Colombo, December 1, 2009. REUTERS\/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__underline_default__2prE_ collapsible-caption__license__Nbbf3\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">Acquire Licensing Rights<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em>ADDENDUM<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/sujeewakamalasuriya.com\/gallery1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/sujeewakamalasuriya.com\/gallery1<\/a>.<\/em><em>htm<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com.au\/photos\/cricket-sri-eng-galle-stadium-tsunami\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com.au\/photos\/cricket-sri-eng-galle-stadium-tsunami<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TSUNAMI Hit on Sri Lanka, 26 December 2004 on Video &amp; Camera-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis The Video is courtesy of\u00a0Felix Sirimanne\u00a0and\u00a0apart from its awesome pictorial display indicates that\u00a035,322 lives\u00a0were lost.\u00a0All of us will be aware of friends or acquaintances whose sojourn on earth was rudely obliterated on that day\u2026. 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