Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Tomorrow (Dec. 26) marks the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, one of the world's deadliest and most destructive natural disasters, which impacted over 10 countries in the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lanka will observe a two-minute silence island-wide tomorrow (26) from 9.25 a.m. to 9.27 a.m. to mark National Safety Day, in memory of those who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami and other natural disasters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced.

The national-level memorial ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning in front of the Peraliya Tsunami Memorial Statue in Galle.

According to the DMC, this year's observances will pay tribute not only to the victims of the 2004 tsunami but also to...