Not only this beach but also 40,000 people have lost their lives in Sri Lanka from last Sunday's tsunami. Any viewers are encouraged to donate money to any organisation that help the victims and survivors. In Asia the toll as of today (1/1/2005) is 150,000 people have perished. Go to cnn.com/quake for further details. I took this photo in 2001 during a holiday in Sri Lanka.... The toll in Sri Lanka alone is 13 times the toll of September 11.