Roughly 60 percent of the coastal area of Sri Lanka was severely affected by the tsunami .
More than 35,000 Sri Lankans were killed and 516,000 people were displaced as a result of the tsunami .
Roughly 60 percent of the coastal area of Sri Lankans   was severely affected by the tsunami .
More than 35,000 Sri Lankans were killed and 516,000 people were displaced as a result of the tsunami .