10th anniversary of tsunami marked with tears

Sunday, December 28, 2014

PERELIYA, Sri Lanka -- A packed train in Sri Lanka that was swept off its tracks by waves as big as elephants. A boat patrolling off Thailand's shore hurled more than a mile inland. Streets in Indonesia turned into roaring rivers that carried people to their deaths.

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