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The fourth anniversary of the tsunami.

by nehalarya | December 26, 2008 at 12:01 am

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Thais and others gather to offer prayers for the dead during remembrance services at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, on the fourth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Blue Crush

at 10:07 on December 26th, 2008

Sri Lanka - The island government has declared December 26 as the National Safety Day, dedicated to remembering all those who lost their lives in natural disasters, especially the Tsunami of December 2004 and to create awareness among the general public about disasters and their mitigation.

As part of the event marking this day, staff of all Government institutions as well as others observed two minutes silence today from 9.25 am- 9.27 am in remembrance of the disaster victims.