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The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Initial Findings on Tsunami Sand Deposits, Damage, and Inundation in Sri Lanka

Tsunami Heights

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Flow depths were about 4.5 m at Yala Safari Resort where water level were determined by debris in the trees, including a door impaled on a branch.
 

Photo, door in tree, Yala

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