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  2. Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

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    The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order.

  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. Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Thailand

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    Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected. Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like Khao Lak.

  5. ‘Fighting for our lives’: Survivors recall 2004 tsunami ahead ...

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    Louis Mullan and Paul Murray were caught up in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

  6. Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on India - Wikipedia

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    Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. According to official estimates in India, 10,749 people were killed, 5,640 people were missing and thousands of people became homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 December 2004.

  7. Whatcom County woman who survived 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ...

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    Monica Connelly was vacationing on a beach in Thailand with her parents on Dec. 26, 2004, when the Indian Ocean Tsunami, also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami, struck the shore.

  8. Timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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    Although National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii eventually issued warnings of a possible tsunami from the large earthquake off Sumatra, the waves outran notification systems at jet speeds of 500 mph (804 km/h), catching hundreds of thousands of people unaware.

  9. 'It was scary, we were fighting for our lives' - AOL

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    A man who lost his parents in the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami said he and his young brother fought for their lives during the disaster.. Louis Mullan, from Truro, who was 16 at the time ...