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  2. 'I remember thinking that I was going to die' - AOL

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    The Tsunami hit Unawatuna beach just before 09:30 local time on Boxing Day 2004 [PA Media] Two Channel Island residents have shared their memories of the Boxing Day Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

  3. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...

  4. Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years of devastating Boxing ...

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    The tsunami claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Thailand. Many remain missing and nearly 400 bodies are unclaimed to this day. Mourners shed tears and comforted each other as they laid ...

  5. 20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike ...

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    On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...

  6. The Impossible (2012 film) - Wikipedia

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    In December 2004, Doctor Maria Bennett, her husband Henry, and their three sons Lucas, Simon, and Thomas go on a Christmas holiday to Khao Lak, Thailand. Arriving on Christmas Eve, they settle in and begin to enjoy the brand new Orchid Beach Resort. Two days later, on December 26, the massive Indian Ocean tsunami inundates the area.

  7. I Was Actually There - Wikipedia

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    "Boxing Day tsunami: 26 December 2004" 16 July 2024 3 3 "AFL footballer Nicky Winmar’s stand against racism: 17 April 1993" 23 July 2024 4 4 "The Beatles’ world record-breaking Adelaide visit: 12 June 1964" 30 July 2024 5 5 "Woomera Detention Centre breakout: 29 March 2002" 6 August 2024 6 6 "Beaconsfield mine rescue: 9 May 2006" 13 August 2024

  8. Victims and survivors of Boxing Day tsunami remembered 20 ...

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    Victims and survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami are being remembered 20 years on from the disaster. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami ...

  9. Tsunami remembered by survivors and victim's family - AOL

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    Lisa May was one of 149 Brits who lost their lives in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami [The Lisa May Foundation] This Boxing Day will be quiet for John May as he looks through photographs, remembering ...