Sri Lanka's 'Foundation of Goodness' charity turns around a village decimated by the 2014 Indian Ocean tsunami. More here: by ShiharAneez
SEENIGAMA, Sri Lanka - When Kushil Gunasekera returned to Seenigama in Sri Lanka’s Galle district days after it was wiped out by a massive tsunami on Dec. 24, 2014, he got to work.
The wall of water triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island had killed more than 230,000 people across the region. Indonesia bore the brunt, but Sri Lanka was the next worst-affected country with about 40,000 dead. “Everything was ruined to rubble within the matter of a few minutes. But the good thing is we were able to turn the setback into a blessing,” Gunasekera told Reuters.
It also runs a training centre at the beach for people who want a professional diving licence, a much sought-after qualification in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry.
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