A day of tremors and panic

Thursday, 12 April 2012 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

After a massive earthquake measuring 8.7 hit the nearby Indonesian island of Banda Aceh, Sri Lanka issued a countrywide tsunami warning yesterday, asking residents on the coastal belt to move to higher ground. Tremors were reported in Colombo and many offices in the city were evacuated –

Pix by Daminda Harsha Perera, Kushan Pathiraja, Sajeewa Wijeweera, Amadoru Amarajeewa Dinuka Liyanawatta and M. S. Perera