In Sri Lanka, 1 Million Displaced by Tsunami

NPR | By Philip Reeves

Published January 3, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

In addition to the death and destruction the Indian Ocean tsunami caused in Sri Lanka, experts estimate that the deadly waves also displaced more than 1 million people. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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