Tsunamis Fast Facts

Photos: 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami – The 10th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed almost 250,000 people, will be remembered on December 26. Here, people walk through the streets of Tsunami-damaged Phi Phi Village on January 25, 2005, almost one month after the storm hit Ton Sai Bay in Kho Phi Phi, Thailand.
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Photos: 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami – Ten years later, people ride bicycles and stroll along a path in Ton Sai Bay.
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Photos: 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami – Travelers walk past devastation, carrying their luggage, as they head to the airport on December 27, 2004. Patong Beach was one of the worst hit provinces of Phuket, Thailand.
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Photos: 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami – A view of Patong Beach 10 years later shows motorbikes, vans, cars and taxis traveling along a busy Patong road.
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