During his recent trip to the tsunami-devastated region, Congressman Smith also visited areas that were destroyed by the giant waves that came ashore without warning on December 26, killing over 30,000 people in Sri Lanka alone. Smith is pictured here visiting a US-funded school, in which over 2/3 of the students perished in the disaster. One of Smith’s priorities is to back development of an early warning system and expand microloan programs, which will help poor families and municipalities rebuild their businesses and livelihoods.
(Near Colombo, Sri Lanka) — During his recent trip to the tsunami-devastated region, Congressman Smith also visited areas that were destroyed by the giant waves that came ashore without warning on December 26, killing over 30,000 people in Sri Lanka alone. Smith is pictured here visiting a US-funded school, in which over 2/3 of the students perished in the disaster. One of Smith’s priorities is to back development of an early warning system and expand microloan programs, which will help poor families and municipalities rebuild their businesses and livelihoods.
