230,000 people lost in a day: 2004 tsunami remembered
On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) that swept over vulnerable coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.
An Indian man walks among debris left behind after a tsunami hit Velankani beach on the outskirts of Nagapattinam, south of the Indian city of Madras, December 28, 2004(photo credit: PUNIT PARANJPE / REUTERS)ByREUTERS
