Tsunami interactive
The human and financial cost of the Indian Ocean tsunami – interactive
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On 26 December 2004, an undersea earthquake off the coast of Indonesia sent a wall of water surging across the Indian Ocean. When the water hit land, thousands of people were killed and vast damage was caused to buildings, roads and farmland. See how the waves spread, and discover the massive human and financial cost to the countries involved
