2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake

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Twenty years ago, the world was stunned by the Asian tsunami, whose towering waves killed an estimated 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries the day after Christmas.

One of modern history's worst natural disasters, the tsunami left about 230,000 dead across a dozen countries.

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LONDON, Dec 06 (IPS) - On 26 December 2004 a powerful Asian tsunami swept over many of Sri Lanka's coastal provinces, killing thousands of people and wildlife, devastating habitats and even washing away a trainload of passengers far from the rail tracks.

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Bodies continued to be pulled from debris Tuesday in the hardest-hit city of Cianjur. Experts say proximity to fault lines, the shallowness of the quake and poor infrastructure all worsened the toll.

High rises sway in Jakarta, a rarity; elsewhere in nation, more than 40 people are dead

A deadly earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, leaving at least 46 people dead. The magnitude 5.6 quake was centered in the Cianjur region.