Eight Nevada students plan to leave for Sri Lanka Wednesday to help rebuild the far-off country ravaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami.

19-year-old Sara Turner is among those making the trip. The UNLV sophomore and Reno McQueen High School graduate says the teens are aware some dangers may await. But she says it is worth it to help someone.

A weekend grenade attack killed three and wounded 34 last weekend in the rebel-controlled eastern part of the country.

UNLV student Vegas Thornton is the trip's leader. He says they could be doing anything from digging ditches to chopping down trees.

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