Christians Offer Prayers as World Mourns 1st Anniversary of Tsunami

Around the world moments of silence were observed by Christians and others in memory of those devastated by the horrific tsunami, which has been recorded as one of the world’s worst natural disasters in the modern era.

In India, where more than 12,000 died, prayers were offered for the sea to remain calm. Other religions also paid their respects, with religious leaders in Sri Lanka's southern town of Peraliva, chanting religious blessings on the site where 1,000 people died when their train was destroyed by the massive tsunami.