PERALIYA (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka reopened its tsunami-ravaged railroad on Sunday, sending the first train along the reconstructed tracks past the spot where the Dec 26 killer waves swept away a passenger train, killing nearly 2,000 people.
The symbolic, 120km journey from the capital, Colombo, took Cabinet ministers and other dignitaries to the train disaster site at Peraliya village following a visit to a nearby Buddhist temple, where they honoured the victims and chanted blessings for the journey.
