History:

The village of Peraliya is located around Temple Road off the 95km mark of Galle Road in Sri Lanka a three hour drive from the capital Colombo. It was almost totally destroyed by the Tsunami wave at 9.26 am on December 26th, 2004.

The Tragedy:

An express train on the Colombo-Galle route was passing through the village at the time. The force of the water swept the train from its tracks, killing 1468 passengers. The village itself lost 500 people, while 200 are still missing. The Village has become known as the Ground Zero of Asia.

How are we helping in Peraliya?

 

Current Projects
Supplying Bikes to allow people to get around .

Building Tsunami, EarthQuake and Typhon resistant housing to replace temporary accommodation.
Build Tsunami, EarthQuake and Typhon resistant community center.

How bad was the destruction in Peraliya and the larger Hikkaduwa region it is part of?

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