20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, some displaced Sri Lankan survivors are still waiting for housing

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More than 100,000 homes were destroyed and half a million people were displaced when the tsunami ravaged over two-thirds of the country’s coastline. COLOMBO: Twenty years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka, some survivors are still trying to pick up the pieces. Those living in poorly-constructed settlements near the shore were the worst affected when the tsunami on Dec 26, 2004 ravaged over two-thirds of the country’s coastline. More than 35,000 people died, over

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