it's been india, sri lanka, india, to sri lanka. they are relatives. the system is more than 2,000, 3,000 years it has been on. the community goes to the particular place. the issue coming up in 1976, that is the problem. it's exaggerated this one. >> as you say, it's been going on for a long time. it's important, because it's the - the poorest are affected, it's an important industry for so many people. >> yes, it develops, obviously. it involves trade between sri lanka and india. it is also a comment between india, sri lanka and others. it is a complex issue, unless the high powered minds set in, and we note the compromise. you cannot solve for years to come, more than 40 years it has not been dissolved. in the future i don't think there'll be a pollution with this type of political settlement in sri lanka or india. >> i hope they are listening. good to have you with us. >>> it's getting harder for some organise agencies in south africa to raise funds for h.i.v. awarene awareness. the virus is the third-highest, but one of the oldest and respected gr

we have reports north of sri lanka. >> a hard night's work and little to show. they say their catch has fallen drastically in recent years. they blame indian fishermen. >> the reason, the indian trollers destroy everything in their way. >> reporter: they say the government must do more to protect it's territory and resources. indian trollers use heavy planks to scrape the ocean floor, scooping up everything. fisher men say that indian trollers are carrying away their livelihood, particularly in areas where people are struggle to go recover from war. experts say that the process net prized shrimp but 18 times the by catch, which is thrown over board. >> it disrupts the eggs and that's where the problems start. it ruins the whole ecosystem. and the whole system will collapse. >> these are on the high little endangered list. they inhabit the waters frequented by the indian boats. >> we cannot calculate the environment destruction. it is not a short-term. it is a long-term impact. and it's a chain reaction. it's an impact that not only the particular area, but impac

the ocean that separates sri lanka from the southeast coast of india. the fishing boundaries run along the middle of the strait are disputed. both countries claim to have rights 200 nautical miles out from the coast. but in this case the area overlaps. up to 3,000 indian trollers cross that maritime boundary several times a week, not only are they catching high-valued shrimp, they're accused of destroying the marine ecosystem. we have reports from northern sri lanka. >> a hard night's work and little to show. fishermen in northern sri lanka say their fishing has dropped. >> they say the government must do more to protect it's territory and resources. indian trollers use heavy planks to hit the ocean floor scooping up everything. >> they say that the trollers are carrying away their livelihoods, especially where people are struggle to go recover from war. scientists have bigger concerns. >> experts say that the process the bicatch is thrown over board. >> it does not leave a lace for them to lay their eggs. that's where the problem starts. the whole ecos

a closer look at how people in sri lanka are coping 10 years on. >> sri lanka is famous for its breathtaking beaches. we have traveled to the southwest to find out how the country has recovered 10 years on. 10 meter high tsunami waves came crashing over the island's coast. an estimated 38,000 people were killed. here, the flood was so forcefully toppled an entire train. when the first tidal wave came, the train had to stop here. a lot of people climbed on it to say their lives. the second tidal wave came and toppled the train over the tracks. more than 1500 people died. >> this buddhist statue was erected to commemorate the tragedy close to where the train was passing when it was struck by the waves. just a few meters away is the country's only tsunami museum, built to honor the victims and as a warning of future tsunamis. she barely survived. she still has nightmares about that day. >> everything gone forever, and everywhere dead bodies. >> she says the community never expected such devastation. afterwards she said many did not want to go on living. these pictures tell a story of death and

sri lanka has not been spared from the heavy monsoon rains. 24 people have been killed.than a million have been affected by the bad weather. thousands have been forced from their homes. rannel fernandes is in the sri lankan town of chilaw. >> reporter: a sea of waters hundreds of thousands of families are struggle to go cope with widespread flooding. >> we are afraid of staying inside the house with our children in case the waters rise quickly and the roads are impossible. >> she and her family spent their last -- last night in their tecs parked outside. rains hit sri lanka causing irrigation tanks to spill over and transferring streams into torrents. many flocked to church on xhaings day. this was not for christmas service. police came and told us to leave. we only had time to get ahold of our children. >> almost 400 people are housed in the church. there is a regular supply of food. we even found mid wives responsible for cooking kids' meals. >> the floods have forced thousands of people to flee their home and seek shelter in centers set up to house the displaced. but

al jazeera. >> let's gelet's go to sri lanka, not only are they catching high value shrimp they have en accused of destroying the marine ecosystem. >> reporter: a hard night's work and little to show. fishermen in northern very say theisri lanka catch has fallen. they blame indian fishermen. >> the indian trollers destroy everything in their way. >> he says that the government must do more to protect it's territory and resources. indian trollers use heavy planks to scrape the ocean floor. sri lankaen fishermen say that indian trollers are carrying away their livelihoods. especially in areas where people are struggle to go recover from war. scientists have bigger concerns. experts say that the process leaves 18 times more by catch that is thrown over board. >> there is no place for fish to lay their eggs. that's where it starts. the whole ecosystem, the base there. the whole system will collapse. >> reporter: species like these are on the highly endangered list. >> we can't calculate the environment destruction. it is not a short-term but a long-term impact. it's a chain reaction that

help rebuild their lives, but there were immediate concerns, many are stranded in their homes >>> sri lanka been hit hard. at least nine people were killed in landslides, and the others missing. heavy rain destroyed over 3,000 homes. more than 6,000 people have been displaced. >> our correspondent visited a sri lankan town. how bad are the floods where you are? >> here which is on the north-western coast. there has been heavy rain. the local waterway had burst its blanks flooding the surrounding areas. as you see behind me the homes under 3-4 feet of water. like the main highways the water seemed to have receded. the moment you turn off the main lanes and go down some of the side street you find a minimum of 3-4 foot of water. you have essentially people that have come to the road. that's the only area with dry land. in addition, there are many hundreds of people housed in welfare centers, centers that have been set up. so in terms of the flooding itself, the waters are receding. very much in the internal parts, we are still seeing a lot of flooding with a lot of water yet to recede. >> we

there's more to gain in crist church, as new zealand played sri lanka. the kiwis dismissed the tourists for 138. trent bolton and neil wagner. sri lanka did better in the second innings, reaching 84/0, but trailed by 219 runs >>> rain in port elizabeth delayed the start of the second test between south africa and the windies. du pressy managed to reach his century >>> reigning n.b.a. champions san antonio spurs suffered a sixth defeat in seven games, the new orleans pelicans, and the spurs without tony parker. but tim duncan managed to knit 20 points. the pelicans antony davis, the 2012 draft pick. 22 points to help new orleans to a 97-90 victory. into they are up to eighth in the n.b.a. scorer's list with 27,322 points. netting 14 for the dallas mavericks in a 198 victory. josh smith scored 21 points to hewitt job in a win against memphis. lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers bounced back from the christmas day defeat, beating orlando 98-9. >> ars sen winninger said his striker deserved to be sent off. he was giving a red card to head-butting in the

nhk world, hikaduwa, sri lanka. >>> santa is making his way through asia, as well. he's been stopping in thailand and india, where people are already celebrating. more than 90% of thai people are buddhist, but that hasn't stopped many from enjoying the festivities. in the central province, santa appeared bigger than expected. elephants in costume greeted students. they found a novel way to hand out toys and snacks. >> translator: it's so much fun. >> elsewhere in asia children shared the christmas spirit in mostly hindu india. this christian school supports orphans and other disadvantaged children. with india boasting a nobel peace prize winner this year in children's rights advocate kailash satyarthi some observers say more people are now more interested in children's education. >> translator: i think this opportunity for me, because like me, many would be dead in the world, as well, not cared for, not having any shelter. but still, i would like this good opportunity to study, also. >> that w asia every weekday live from bangkok, only on nhk world "newsline." >>> b

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and sri lanka have sent aid as well. looks like the country will have to put up with bottled water for a while longer. the island city is surrounded by the indian ocean but at home the taps run by. nicole johnson, al jazeera, mala, in the maldives. >>> why certain scenes are not making the final cut at the film festival. >>> and an emotional test match against india, all that and more on sports. >> greed... >> bernie was stealing every nickel but he wasn't trading anything. >> ... and entitlement. >> you took my grandchildren's future away from them. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. downlo

more than 30,000 people were killed in sri lanka when the wave hit. the natural disaster exposed huge gaps in the emergency procedures. all that is starting to change. heavy equipment, and two children were swept away by the tsunami. >> she was carrying our old ohs child, i was holding the youngest, the rose sea up, carrying my wife and children away. >> five years ago, he married a fellow survivor, they now have three children. the village was one of the worst effected in eastern district, more than 30,000 people were killed most around the southern and eastern coasts. people here had never seen waves as big or as powerful as the wall of water crashed into sri lanka ten years ago. they didn't know what to do but that's changed now. >> early warning systems and awareness programs now form an important part of the country's disaster strategy the community now is very organized so people are aware of it. 77 earlien waying towers have been built around the country. hear in the 2011 alert, they say coast was evacuated in 20 minutes. this evokes mixed emot

al jazerra northwest sri lanka. ♪ ♪ >>> search teams are still trying to rescue people stuck on a ferryaught fire off the greek islands. more than 300 of the 470 passengers and crew are still on board as bad weather hampers the operation. one man has died. the norman an lan tick car ferry had been heading to italy it's now stranded. >> reporter: in stormy seas seas and bitterly cold conditions the normal atlantic ferry continues to burn. some of the passengers have been lifted to safety. from the top deck in winds of up to 100-kilometers an hour. the italian coast guard has sent four helicopter tos to the scene. greek and italian fire fighting ships are on their way. several large vessels have circled ferry trying to shelter it if the the from the winds. >> translator: the weather conditions are very bad. the passenger ship successfully launched a life boat to transfer passengers away from the burning shim. the passengers are all various nationalities. 234 tkpwraoefpblgt a further 34 make up the crew. >> reporter: the ferry left the greek port at around 5:30 in the morning local time. i

well sri lanka has not been spared from the heavy monsoon rains either. at least 10 people have been killed by mudslides and thousands have been forced from their homes. >> main highway which connects colombo inundated by water. vehicles being sent in single file, very much the smaller vehicles trying to follow big buses like the one that just went past. it is very much the way to get past the areas pulled out of these floodwaters now basically, there are over a million people that have been affected by the bad weather. a majority of them affected by the floods. now, potentially even in this part there's something like 12,000 people who have been moved there in displacement sisters and even in other parts of the country a majority of sri lanka's districts have been affected by bad weather. landslides and mudslides we have had the main amount of fatalities reported in mudslides in the central part of the country and essentially there are further warnings that there can be further mudslides. so people have been advised to be alert. there are areas where dis

and sri lanka have sent eight as well.t looks like people will have to put up with this bottled water for a while longer. the island city is surrounded by the indian ocean. but at home, the taps run drive. male in the maldives. >> plea stay with us on the news hour. lots more still to come for you. how a call center in vienna has become the front line in aust they are i can't's line on extremism. also ahead. >> i am nick clark in the peruvian amazon on how huge quantities are being harvested illegally. >> in sports a winter makeover. those details coming up in about 20 minutes' time. ♪ an israeli one, and an egyptian one... >> al jazeera exposes those who made a fortune betraying an entire nation >> you don't feel you owe an explanation to the egyptian people? >> no...no.. >> al jazeera investigates egypt's lost power on al jazeera america >> my name is elenor and for the last 25 years i was bernie madoff's secretary. >> an unimaginable story of betrayal. >> they lived this incredible life. it just never occurred to me tha

memories will stay forever >>> memorials are being held for tens of thousands in sri lanka who died >> reporter: the seas here, the scene of a catastrophe when the tsunami hit, a religious service to remember the nearly 5,500 people who were killed when the tidal wave hit a south bound train travelling down south was packed. it stopped down the road when the first wave hit. despite a lag him the tsunami hitting the eastern side of sri lanka, the message was not conveyed to this part of the country. it left colombo. only to get engulfed in waters. the villagers scrambled up into the train, despite advice not to do so. they thought the train, a massive structure of steel would offer refuge and protection. it was not the case. the wall of water whacked into the train. it keeled over like match botches. it sent them to a watery grave. today, this monument you see behind me is basically a monument. 500 of those people whose bodies were not buried in a grave behind me. people used the monument to pay their respects, to offer prayers, to remember that fateful day >>> and in thailand people h

we have this report. >> seas here in southern sri lanka, the scene of a catastrophe of when the tsunami hit the area. a religious service to take place remembering those killed. it was packed. basically it stopped down the road when the first wave hit. and unfortunately despite a lag time, the tsunami hitting the eastern side, the message did not get conveyed to this part of the country, only to get engulfs in waters. the villagers scrambled into the train, despite advice not to do so. they saw the structure of steel, with some refuge, it was not the case. the massive wall of water whacked into the train, and from what we hear, it keeled over like match boxes, rendering it to a watery grade for the hundreds involved. today, this monument that you see behind me is a monument. 500 of those people whose bodies were not claimed, buried in a mosque behind me. people used the monument to pay respects, to offer prayers, to remember the day when people went under. >> and in thailand people have been paying tribute to the thousands who died there. half were tourists, celebrating a day after chri

. >> 10 people are missing in diswicts in sri lanka. flooding has affected 80,000 people from their homes. >> the ukranian government exchanged 338 prisoners. the rebel held city of donetsk was the area. president petro porashenko greeted the former captives as they touched down in kiev. peace in the bella russian call pal were -- bell awe roourn expected to resume. >> reporter: representatives from both sides make the final check for the handover of prisoners in eastern ukraine. the ordeal is over. and they are able to head home. >> they picked me up. i came to visit my brother and they picked me up at the checkpoint. they tortured me. >> this is a step forward in hostilities which engulfed eastern ukraine for months. it's taking place against a backdrop in a conflict which left 4,500 people dead. moscow has long denied backing and arming the rebels who are in control of parts of eastern ukraine. kiev says it's fighting against what it believes is russian influence. >> they have brought them from their partners. we will not forgive the

about 30,000 people died in sri lanka, the second hardest hit country after indonesia. farmers in the country's south have spent the decade struggling to survive their product, cinnamon. here is more. >> reporter: about 2,000 farmers made offerings at a commemorative ceremony in hikkadwe for the recovery of the cinnamon industry. the cinnamon farmers offered the spice to the temple and expressed their gratitude for the community's reconstruction so far. >> translator: the town is slowly making progress toward reconstruction. >> hikkedwa is one of the areas hardest hit by the tsunami. the area's local specialty is cinnamon. europeans sought the spice during the age of exploration in the 8th to 15th centuries. cinnamon is an extensive ingredient in sri lankan cooking. it is also exported to western nations in japan. a 48-year-old cinnamon grower lost her husband to the tsunami and has been raising her three children by herself. the tsunami waters surged more than two kilometers inland, inundating the cinnamon fields of hikkadwe. most of the trees on this farm were destroy

. >>> still to come here on al jazeera, dozens killed, more missing after floods in sri lanka. and people in nigeria's largest cities are being suffering for one of life's most basic needs. of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. >> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. tonight 9:00 eastern. >> and that's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. journalists around the world have stopped work and called on egypt's government to free three al jazeera journalists. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been in prison for exactly a year. all surviving passengers have been successfully lifted from a ferry that caught fire near the italian coast on sunday. eight people are now known to have died. and the head of an indonesian search team session a missing yaishedairasia plane is likely at the bottom of the java sea flight qz8501 was on way from surabaya to singapore with 161 on board. >>> suicide bomb blast in iraq couple attack happened in the taiji area. northwest of baghdad. providing food and drings to drinks to samararra. samar

in mozambique we have one problem, but in sri lanka, we had a mudslide that buried over 300 people. and more than 1 million people have been evacuated between thailand and malaysia. and the provinces there and the emergencies there are incredible because they cannot get enough crews to take the people e that need to be evacuated to the shelters and not even enough shelters. but this is the region of concern here because in the area and that zone at this time of the year, you will have the air masses from the northeast and the south, and where they meet in to a e region, the thunderstorms develop rapidly, and we just don't know if the pilot went into the thunderhead or if he was trying to maneuver here, and what we are finding is the convergence, it is the height s heights. when they get into the ice tops, it is the icing that is a problem. and so what we know and this is realtime data of when the plane was missing. you can see the large thunderstorm here avoiding the draft s drafts and the turbulence around the larger thunderstorm trying to get the act together in some clearing befo

the kiwis hosted sri lanka. they certainly made it a day to remember for the black cats.ing off of 74 deliveries. that's a record. the kiwis closing on 429-7. >>> meanwhile in melbourne, captain steve smith once again proved to be the difference for australia against india. he is currently unbeaten on 72. it's the fourth time he has gotten past 50 in this series. 259-5. they lead the series 2-0. and dean scored 121 for south africa on day one of their test. >>> 70th annual sydney to hobar race has begun. 117 teams left sydney harbor for the voyage. american newcomer took the lead, and they are due to arrive in hobart on sunday. >>> that is your sport. >> raul thank you. that's all from the news hour, but we leave you now with p pib -- pictures of the indian tsunami that struck on this day ten years ago. ♪ >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> what do we want? justice!

the indian ocean tsunami devastated wide areas of indonesia, sri lanka, and india, leaving more than 220,000 people dead or missing. ♪ about 5,000 mourners gathered on thursday at the mosque in indonesian province of aceh. the region suffered the most casualties with over 160,000 deaths. they prayed for the victims to rest in peace. one woman says she lost nearly 30 of her relatives in the disaster. >> translator: i recall it as if it happened yesterday. i still feel deep sorrow. >> a massive quake hit off the coast of sumatra island on december 26th, 2004, triggering a major tsunami. international assistance has helped to rebuild homes and roads in aceh. but analysts point out the need to raise the public's awareness of another possible disaster. >>> the chinese government has strongly rejected a u.s. call for the release of chinese nobel peace prize laureate liu xiaobo. u.s. secretary of state john kerry made the demand to mark the fifth anniversary of liu's conviction. >> translator: we advise the u.s. to practice self-examination, to put right its own behavior that violates human

hundreds of thousands of families in sri lanka are struggling to cope with widespread flooding. >> we are afraid of staying inside the house with our children in case the waters rise and the roads are impassable. >> that made this couple and their family spend the night in a taxi. torrential rains hit sri lanka causing rivers to burst banks, irrigation tanks to spillover and transform streams into torrents. villagers flock to this church on christmas day, it was not a christmas service. >> translation: the waters rose on christmas morning, police came around 4:00am and told to us leave. we some had time to get a hold of children. >> almost 400 people are housed in the church. there's a regular supply of food. we found midwifes responsible for cooking meals. >> the floods caused thousands to flee their home and seek shelter in centers set up to house displays. many like those behind them chose to stay. many that stayed behind crowded the only dry land available. a sense of community spirit obvious as they made the best of the situation. the reluctance of some to leave their homes does

i want near as what hardest hid followed by slo sri lanka and thailand.t i can't, myanmar, malaysia and the maldives suffered also. and so did somalia across the indian ear. bangladesh, yemen, kenya and south africa had minor damage and some loss of life. australia, iman and madagascar had minor damage but no lives lost. at least 228,000 people were killed among the victims thousands of foreign tourists, response was colossal. around $14 billion was raised internationally, that included an unprecedented $6.25 billion in individual donation to his a u.n. fund. tsunami killed tens of thousands of people in is slow sri lanka. >> reporter: the seas here in southern show lan ca the scene of a ca a catastrophe when the tsunami hit 10 years ago, a service take place behind me to remember the nearly 5,000 people who were killed when the title wave hit. a southbound train it was packed, basically it stopped just down the road when the first wave hid. with the lag time it hitting the east side, the message did not get conveyed to this part country the train left ju

al jazeera, eastern sri lanka. >>> on wednesday veronica reports from southern thailand, a sea side touristlage devastated by the asian tsunami and how an tsunami and how it's rebuilt ten years out. still to come on the program greece may be recovering from an economic slump but small businesses still can't catch a break. plus. >>> i'm tonya page reporting from south africa where the electricity grid is under so much strain millions of people have been effected by power cuts and state electricity company says it's far from over. ♪ ♪ experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> today on "the stream". >> unlocking medical mysteries in cuba. how a more open island could mean more access to breakthrough treatments and even impact how we approach healthcare. >> "the stream". today 12:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ let's look at the top stories on al jazeera, more than a dozen children have been killed in syria and in a series o-go

the seas here in southern sri lanka the scene of a catastrophe. service to remember the 1,500 kill when the tidal wae hit. what happened was a south bound travelling from down south. it was packed. basically it's just down the road when the tsunami hit. despite a lag time with the tsunami hitting the east. the message did not get conveyed to this part of the country. the train left only to get engulfed in water. even the villagers scrambled up into the train. there was a massive structure of steel, it didn't offer protection. the massive wall of water just whacked into that train, and from what we hear, it was rendered unsafe with hundreds on board swept away. this monument is a monument to remember about 500 of those people. the mun ument is for people to pay respects, to offer prayers, to remember when people wept under. this is the exact spot where 10 years ago to the day the tsunami came in, devastating this whole area. it's a beach resort. there were a lot of tourists. at the resort behind me, they have planned a memorial service. now, as you

. >>> tsunami hit the indian ocean and 30,000 were killed in sri lanka and huge gaps in how the countryatural disasters but that is starting to change as we report. >> reporter: family swallowed up by the sea, and his heavily pregnant wife and two children swept away by the tsunami in 2004. >> translator: my wife was ahead of my in the garden and she was carrying the oldest child and i was holder the youngest and carrying my wife and children away, the wave. >> reporter: five years ago met a fellow survivor and now have three children and this village is one of the worst effected in the district. more than 30,000 people were killed around the country, more still on the southern and eastern coasts. people here had never seen waves as big or as powerful as the wall of water that crashed into sri lanka ten years ago and didn't know what to do or how to react but that has changed. early warning system and evacuation drills and awareness program is an important part of the country disaster strategy. >> community disaster base is well organized and people already aware about the disaster mana

well, we have reporters in both malaysia and sri lanka. first here is more from malaysia malaysia. >> we flew in this morning to one of the worst effected areas in malaysia. it is completely underwater. now from the air i had a chance to survey the areas outside of the city, and as far as the eye can see the land was completely sub merged in water. all you could see was the tops of trees very few roads were visible through the air. the roads that were visible were cut off bifold waters. this is making it very give for rescue and reef operations to take placing. they cannot reach the worst effected areas by road. door weather continues are making it very difficult for helicopters to go in and drop supplies and evacuate people. you can see behind mes the main highway that connects to the northwest. inundated by water. vehicles sent in single file. it's very much a way to get past the floodwaters. there have been many cases being constanted by the water that have to be pulled out of these floodwaters. now basically there are over a million pe

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now, there's over a million people affected here in sri lanka. a majority have been displaced along the east. however, in terms of the overall picture of the country, more than 80% of the districts in this country have been affected and the intense weather warnings reports of torrential rain further gives them no hope of insight. >> officials say 10% of people have been displaced and given temporary accommodations at government shelters. a rescue operation is under way in greek waters where more than 400 passengers are on board a ferry that caught fire while travelling from greece to italy. 150 of them have been rescued. strong winds are still hampering that effort. >> the longest running war this history coming to a close in a few short days. a ceremony marking the end of time in afghanistan wrapped up in kabul a few hours ago. the u.s. and n.a.t.o. announced an end to combat missions. some 11,000 u.s. forces will stay behind to focus on training and advising. this has been the deadliest yet, with more afghan civilians and troops dying in 2014 t

. >>> sri lanka would beat engla england. england's captain alastair cook recorded another failure. he was out one in the first and eventually all out in 202. sri lanka, they take the series. >> in golf's final round of the alfred dunhill championship in south africa. this is his second in that trio on the 17th hole. the game suddenly improved for the player ranked 273rd in the world, but he still leads. he was level par on saturday, and just one shot clear of the field going in to sunday's final round. >>> in world cup slalom, despite bees set a tough target by the season's over all leader, it was the swede who was quickest pietilae-holmner tied for her first win in four. now for one adrenaline-filled sport to another, this eight-year-old sport is similar to formula one racing. >> reporter: races often take place out of sight far from shore sometimes on the horizon. not this. extreme sailing is known as stadium sailing, high performance boats kept on exceptionally tight course and right next to shore. >> to keep it exciting for the public and keep the sailors to hone in on their sk

two and a half hours later, the tsunami hit sri lanka. half a million glaised. displaced.dia, 640,000 lost their homes. the tsunami would also cause loss of life and damage in ten other indian ocean countries. the total number of people killed over 220,000. making this the single worst tsunami in recorded history. >> in manda ache, the survivors spent the day honoring those. step va vasson has the story. >> she lost two children and her mother. >> translator: our thoughts about our families stay with us forever. i was head of the school then and of our 300 students, only 70 survived. >> reporter: in sri lanka the memorial starts in a train, symbolizing the storm ten years ago. on board, together with her brother and uncle who died. >> translator: the water was up to my neck when i got out of the carriage through a window. i was swept away by a huge wave, an old man was with me and we floated on a window frame. >> the village 1400 people were remembered. mostly migrant workers from myanmar. people across the region yeund by thosunited by thefear. unprepared if another disas

in sri lanka, 35,000 died. 500,000 displaced. the tsunami would also cause loss of life and damage in ten other indian ocean countries. the total number of people killed over 220,000. making this the single worst tsunami in recorded history. >> in malaysia the tsunami anniversary coincided with a different kind of disaster. we're talking about flooding here where thousands have been forced from their homes. the floods are blamed for at least five deaths and the malaysian government has evacuated thousands of people from the area. they say its relief efforts continue to be hampered by the weather. coming up, a memorial for a slain new york city police officer. amid the tension following a series of police-related killings and the protests that followed. and later the process of fracking offering more energy, but is the cost one we're willing to pay? >> police officers from all over the united states have gathered in new york to remember a slain police officer. a wake was held today for officer rafael ramos. he and his partner were

two and a half hours the tsunami hit sri lanka. and the tsunami would cause loss of life and damage in ten other indian ocean countries. the to the number of people killed over 220,000 making this the single-worst tsunami in recorded history. >> the tsunami opened many people's eyes to the dangerous posed by tsunamis. >> reporter: tsunami science has advanced enormously, and new tsunami warning systems are online. the 28-country $400 million warning system can now sense approaching seas through a network of size meters and buoys. the trouble is then getting that warning to individuals in time for them to escape. in indonesia which was most devastated by the 2004 tsunami a 2012 earthquake at sea did not set off the city's network systems a total failure. >> what will determine the safety is how and when, experts are most worried when it comes to an assume tsunami from an earthquake just north of us. this waterfront is not prepared for big floodwaters. some work has gone into developing survival capsules such as this one in the unite

. >>> a sri lanka airplane has crashed. the plane came down in bad weather shortly after takeoff.oan survivor was pulled from the wreckage and rushed to hospital. >>> a former korean air executive has made a public apology for delaying a plane over a bag of nuts. they both apologized for the incident. cho was on a flight when she ordered the plane back to the gate because a crew member did not serve her nuts on a plate. korean officials are investigating whether the airline broke aviation rules. >> translator: i'm truly sorry to trouble you. i have resigned from all posts. i will step down from all management positions, and i do not have any plans. >> reporter: still ahead on the news hour, we'll have all of the sports news, and real madrid closing in on a world record. details coming up with raul. ♪ >>> time for sport now. >> thank you very much. the heads of some of the biggest sporting organizations in the world could face corruption investigations after a new law was passed in switzerland on friday. there are currently around 60 international sporting bodies based in the count

our correspondent is in sri lanka with more. >> reporter: this is agricultural heartland of sri lankanot a crop in sight. that's because thousands of hectors of harmland have been flattened by some of the worst floods seen in these parts. >> translator: i got into a lot of debt taking loans to plant this field, but i don't know how i will pay it back. there's not enough time to replant for this season and i can't borrow money again. >> reporter: it's the same for others here. al jazeera filmed several farmers surveying the damage to their crop. the secretary of one farmer's organization says over 400 acres belonging to members were completely wiped out. >> translator: this is our livelihood. we can't do anything else. now with this crop destroyed we have to wait for the next season. >> reporter: heavy rains caused many rivers to burst over. patty fields usually look like this. lush green stocks which would grow into golden sheets of patty. but the torrential rains have turned thousands of hectors into wastelands like this. >> translator: even in terms of vegetable, everything has been

a low pressure system is bringing heavy rainfall to sri lanka. it's open to more possibilities of landslides for the region. look at the wave after wave of moisture receiving twice as much rainfall on average for the entire month in the past eight days for most low dagss. the flooding rain impacts southern portions of india and sri lanka. it will move to the north of the bay. on the other hand, there is light at the end of the tunnel. there's going to be a clearing trend in the very, very thick fog that's inundated new delhi. it will give them relief from the smog and fog they have been contending with lately. natalie, lots to talk about. >> all right derek, thank you. >>> we are going to look at the story of an unsolved death here in the u.s. state of georgia. investigators are taking another look at this case. kendrick johnson was found dead inside a rolled up gym mat at his high school nearly two years ago. investigators said they closed the case. this month, they interviewed two dozen former and current students. according to records, he and

. >> england had beaten sri lanka by five crickets.fter three-hour delay, sri lanka with 242-8, and although the they did it with eight balls less and just the top score for england were knocked out. >>> last month ecuador new guinea would host on the 17th of january. the draw is still going on. but after that we'll go live to lagos where our football journalist journalist is, i know we've had this conversation before, do you think ecuador new guinea is ready for this tournament? >> well, according to the organizing body in africa, they say they will have some problems because they don't expect the country to pull off because it has barely two months until commencement. the president of the african football union has come out to say that i ecuador new guinea can pull it off and control any problem that could come up. >> we still have not seen the draw yet, but which team do you think will make a surprise this year? >> well, in africa football there are always surprises. there are quite a number of players who are playing in english pre

i'm in sri lanka, where a nation remembers its worse natural disaster. >>> in sport - the n.b.a.'s leading scorer has another big one. joe is here with the details. us >> al jazeera america presents >> somebody's telling lies... >> it looks nothing like him... >> pan am flight 103 explodes december 21st, 1988 was the right man convicted? >> so many people, at such a high level, had the stake in al-megrahi's guilt >> the most definitive look at this shocking crime >> the major difficulty for the prosecution that there was no evidence >> al jazeera america presents lockerbie part two: case closed >>> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. more than a dozen children have been killed in syria in a series of government air strikes. activists say the jets targeted schools in i.s.i.l. held areas, and rebel held areas outside of damascus. kurdish fighters entered neighbourhoods in the iraqi town of sinjar, breaking a month-long siege by i.s.i.l. thousands of yazidi have been trapped since i.s.i.l. took control of the town in august. results in indian administere

sri lanka going well, 156-2. australian captain michael clarke should be fit to play in the first game since the death of philic hums. . claek is recovering. the team decided to wear hughes's test cap number. there'll be 63 seconds at the start of play in recognition of hughes's final unbeaten score. >> i think this has been as important four day lead up to a test match that i have ever been involved in. there's a lot of demons that we had to find our way through. so - from the test perspective once we get out there, in front of a great crowd, it's a great ground here in adelaide. everyone is competitive, up and running >>> pakistan's off-spinner mohammed has been banned from bowling after his action was found to be illegal. he was reported during the match in new zealand. computer analyst confirms his arm bends too much during a delivery. >> after recovery from a career threatening knee injury, lindsay von is back into winning ways. two races into her comeback she set the standards. the win at a world cup event.

the tsunami spreads to india sri lanka, the mel dave's, and even -- maldives and sumatra. it was the deadliest in recorded history. >> thousands of victims were killed in thailand where commemorations were held this friday with the release of hundreds of lanterns into the night sky. for roughly half were tourists but another were burmese migrant workers. for their families, mining out what happened to their loved ones has been no easy task. she had been released from the hospital and was walking home with her new or an baby when the wave hit her talking her infant out of her arms. it was the third child she lost that day. 10 years later the burmese woman is still haunted by her loss >> when i am working i can forget what happened. when i see other families with their children going to eat, i feel so sad. if they were alive, we would be like that. i cannot forget it for one day. >> like many other migrants, she was working in southern thailand's fishing industry when the tsunami struck in 2004. it is thought that around 2000 burmese nationals died. a rough estimate as most

floods have also killed 13 people in nearby thailand and across the bay of ben imal bengal in sri lanka the death toll has risen. >> brief respite of the rain. sun peekings out and quite chronological. that means the rains in the terms of the rising floodwater has stopped for the moment. however, the stagnant water the huge deluge of water is still a problem. paddy fields like you see behind me are still water logged. forming thousands of hectares of flooding, agricultural officials are still trying to assess the damage done so far. in other central areas, there are still landslide alerts in place. they are still not comfortable enough to tell people they can return to their homes. people in high risk areas have been evacuated and the dmc disaster management center says they must be ready for more landslides to occur. the reason being due to the huge volume of water that came down, with the torrential rains we see it in the district where even house he homes paddy fields there is very much of a sludge and mud that covers everything and in terms of the absorption of the water to the grou

from them, both who volunteered for humanitarian projects, they have decided to open a school in sri lanka of just wanted to do something that would continue our parents' legacy and everything that they taught us kind of while we were traveling and volunteering and were able to do that for us, the vision is to continue building the momentum and then hopefully having them all around the. >> reporter: they have been putting their best foot forward since 11 and 13. that's when they were taken out of school in uk and moved to india. there they helped with fund-raising and traveled with their parents in their flip-flops. what did you learn from your parents? what did you take away? >> the values that we have that all stems from everything that we did over those course of years kind of traveling so we've always been taught if you fall off your bike get back on it, whatever the negative kind of situation you're in, try and turn it into something positive. >> reporter: the loss of their parents, the memories of boxing day 2004 will no doubt haunt them forever. >> uprooted trees smashed into a supe