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20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived
It was like any other day for Sri Lankan safari guide Priyantha (Pusa) Hettiarachige as he prepared to welcome guests to Yala National Park on 26 December 2004. The famed natural site was brimming ...
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Yala’s tribute to two boys who loved its wilds
Refurbished in the memory of two wildlife enthusiasts who lost their lives while holidaying at their favourite National Park in the 2004 tsunami, the new-look museum ... A trumpeting elephant welcomes ...
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20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived
Over 250 tourists, locals and guides around Yala National Park lost their lives in the Boxing Day tsunami, including many local friends that Pusa considered family. Incredibly, authorities later ...