12-27-2010 08:55 BJT
Watch Video
Play Video
India and Sri Lanka have also held remembrance ceremonies to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2004 Asian tsunami.
Scores of fisherfolk gathered to offer prayers to the sea at a beach in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state.
Over 12-thousand people were killed when the tsunami swept across India's south-eastern and southern coast. Millions were left homeless. In Sri Lanka, a ceremony was held in the northern city of Jaffna.
The prime minister lit a traditional oil lamp, and two minutes of silence were observed. The ceremony included a parade depicting the aftermath of the tsunami, people dancing in traditional dress, and school children releasing white balloons.
Sri Lanka's government says more than 39-thousand died in the tsunami. Most of the survivors have now resettled in new houses and restarted their livelihoods.
No comments:
Post a Comment