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Hope restored at PalliyawatteHope restored at Palliyawatte
15-May-2006
About 200 people whose lives were shattered in one hour on December 26 2004 were given a new lease of life in March as residents of the tsunami-stricken Sri Lankan village of Palliyawatte moved into the Travel Retail Village. DFNI was among honoured guests at the official opening
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Sometimes words are not enough. No words could have described the events of December 26 2004 for those affected—the devastation of ancestral homes in just one minute followed by weeks
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