2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Sri Lanka's recovery (2004-2010)

1. Indian Ocean tsunami strikes Sri Lanka

   Dec 26, 2004Labels: Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka

   • Britannica
   • NASA
   • PMC

2. Peraliya train disaster kills hundreds to thousands

   Dec 26, 2004Labels: Peraliya train, Matara Express

   • Train Wreck
   • AP News

3. Coastal construction buffer zones announced and applied

   Jan 1, 2005Labels: Coastal buffer, Relocation policy

   • FAO
   • IPS

4. IMF approves emergency assistance for Sri Lanka

   Mar 4, 2005Labels: IMF assistance, Sri Lankan

   • IMF

5. Rapid mortality concentrated in first days

   Mar 18, 2005Labels: Household survey, Displaced populations

   • PMC

6. Disaster Management Act enacted after tsunami

   May 13, 2005Labels: Disaster Management, Parliament of

   • LankaLaw
   • DMC

7. Tsunami Special Provisions Act enables legal relief

   Jun 13, 2005Labels: Tsunami Special, Legal relief

   • Lawnet

8. Government and LTTE sign P-TOMS tsunami aid pact

   Jun 24, 2005Labels: P-TOMS pact, LTTE

   • SATP SAIR

9. Disaster Management Centre established as lead agency

   Aug 1, 2005Labels: Disaster Management, DMC

   • DMC

10. Buffer-zone restrictions revised amid reconstruction pressures

    Oct 14, 2005Labels: Buffer zone, Reconstruction policy

    • AFP
    • IPS

11. Reconstruction and Development Agency created for recovery

    Nov 1, 2005Labels: Reconstruction and, RADA

    • PreventionWeb

12. Community-based reconstruction recognized internationally

    Jan 1, 2008Labels: Community-based reconstruction, Practical Action

    • World Habitat