2004 tsunami – a tragedy that changed the world


Never forget: Plaques with victims’ names seen at the Tsunami Memorial Park on Koh Phi Phi in Thailand. — AFP

Survivors and victims’ relatives will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island triggered huge waves that swept into coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other nations around the Indian Ocean basin.

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