The National Disaster Management Center says that the nation should observe a minute of silence at 9.30 am today, to mark the 16th anniversary of the tsunami disaster.
The catastrophic natural disaster on December 26, 2004 claimed the lives of around 299,000 people in several Asian countries, including Sri Lanka.The National Disaster Management Center says that no special commemoration ceremonies will be held this year due to the Covid pandemic and only religious observances will be held.