The island of Sri Lanka is sometimes known as the Tear Drop Isle for its shape and the way it hangs off the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. The Tear Drop Isle would have been weeping on Boxing Day 2005, and it would still be in mourning in Febuary, 2006. The Indian Ocean tsunami has swept along the coast of Sri Lanka and had caused much death and damage. Sri Lanka probably has one of the most beautiful train ride, with a long stretch of the western line hugging the coastline, the sea barely a few meters next to the train. On weekends, walk to the tracks near the Columbo beach. You will find couples on the stoney banks, the rail tracks behind them, the Indian Ocean right before.
On Boxing Day 2005, as the south-bound engine 59 was travelling towards Galle, the tsunami strucked, sweeping it off its track and taking the lives of all but a dozen of her 1700 passengers.
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